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M18 Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint

ICD-10-CM category M18 sits in Chapter 13 (Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, M00-M99). It contains 13 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Subcategories

M18.1 Unilateral primary osteoarth of first carpometacarp jointM18.3 Unil post-trauma osteoarth of first carpometacarp jointM18.5 Oth unil secondary osteoarth of first carpometacarp joint

Billable codes in M18

CodeDescription
M18.0Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints
M18.10Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified hand
M18.11Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M18.12Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M18.2Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints
M18.30Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified hand
M18.31Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M18.32Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M18.4Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joints
M18.50Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified hand
M18.51Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, right hand
M18.52Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand
M18.9Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified

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