M19
M19: Other and unspecified osteoarthritis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M19 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified osteoarthritis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- polyarthritis (M15.-)
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with M19
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
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 M19
4 child codes. Green means billable.