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Diagnosis Code

M18.0 BILATERAL PRIMARY OSTEOARTH OF FIRST CARPOMETACARP JOINTS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M18.0

Short Description: Bilateral primary osteoarth of first carpometacarp joints

Long Description: Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints

The code M18.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)
      • Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (M18)
        • M18.0 Bilateral primary osteoarth of first carpometacarp joints

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bilateral osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint
  • Bilateral wrist osteoarthritis
  • Degenerative joint disease of thumb
  • Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint of left hand
  • Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint of right hand
  • Osteoarthritis of joint of bilateral hands
  • Osteoarthritis of joint of left hand
  • Osteoarthritis of joint of left wrist
  • Osteoarthritis of joint of right hand
  • Osteoarthrosis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
  • Primary arthrosis of first carpometacarpal joints, bilateral

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code M18.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Bone Diseases And Arthropathies With Mcc (553)
  • Bone Diseases And Arthropathies Without Mcc (554)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
M18.0 Right Arrow 715.14 Loc prim osteoarth-hand

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M18 Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint
M18.1 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint
M18.10 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified hand
M18.11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M18.12 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M18.2 Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints
M18.3 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint
M18.30 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified hand
M18.31 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M18.32 Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M18.4 Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints
M18.5 Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint
M18.50 Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified hand
M18.51 Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M18.52 Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M18.9 Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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