Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

M14 › M14.8

M14.83 Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere, wrist

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Codes under this one

  • M14.831 Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere, right wrist
  • M14.832 Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere, left wrist
  • M14.839 Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified wrist

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • 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)
Notes
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Section M00-M25

Includes
  • Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints

M14

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • arthropathy in:
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .61-)
  • hematological disorders (M36.2-M36.3)
  • hypersensitivity reactions (M36.4)
  • neoplastic disease (M36.1)
  • neurosyphillis (A52.16)
  • sarcoidosis (D86.86)
  • enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-)
  • juvenile psoriatic arthropathy (L40.54)
  • lipoid dermatoarthritis (E78.81)

M14.8

Code firstSequence the underlying condition first.
  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • erythema multiforme (L51.-)
  • erythema nodosum (L52)
  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
  • hyperparathyroidism (E21.-)
  • hypothyroidism (E00-E03)
  • sickle-cell disorders (D57.-)
  • thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism] (E05.-)
  • Whipple's disease (K90.81)

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M00-M25 Arthropathies (M00-M25)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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