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M12.3

M12.3: Palindromic rheumatism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M12.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for palindromic rheumatism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M12.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M12: Other and unspecified arthropathy

Other codes that can never be billed with M12.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M67.3Transient synovitis
  • M79.0Rheumatism, unspecified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M12.3

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under M12

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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