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M16 - Osteoarthritis of hip

ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M15-M19 Osteoarthritis (M15-M19) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

M16 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 9 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M15-M19 Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • osteoarthritis of spine (M47.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom Chapter M00-M99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More Specific Codes (9)

M16.0Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip→M16.1Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip→M16.2Bilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasia→M16.3Unilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasia→M16.4Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip→M16.5Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip→M16.6Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hip→M16.7Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hip→M16.9Osteoarthritis of hip, unspecified→

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