M19.131 — Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right wrist
M19.131 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right wrist. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M19.131
These are not written on M19.131, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing M19.131 with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M19.131
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of M19.131, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Risk adjustment
M19.131 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M19.131 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
Code history
M19.131 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M19.13. If M19.131 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M19.131
- Is M19.131 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M19.131 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M19.131 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Osteoarthritis (M15-M19).
- What cannot be coded together with M19.131?
- M19.131 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M19.131 (M19) and apply to it just the same.