M12.30 is the authoritative medical code for Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified site. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for palindromic rheumatism, unspecified site (ICD-10-CM M12.30), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Palindromic rheumatism, unspecified site is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M12.30. Excludes1 (not coded here): arthrosis M15-M19; cricoarytenoid arthropathy J38.7.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M12.30 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- arthrosis M15-M19
- cricoarytenoid arthropathy J38.7
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M12.30?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M12.30 must not be reported with: arthrosis (M15-M19); cricoarytenoid arthropathy (J38.7).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M12.30, with their registry titles.
- M12 — Other and unspecified arthropathy
- M12.0 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud]
- M12.00 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified site
- M12.01 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], shoulder
- M12.011 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right shoulder
- M12.012 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left shoulder
- M12.019 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified shoulder
- M12.02 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], elbow
- M12.021 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right elbow
- M12.022 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left elbow
- M12.029 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified elbow
- M12.03 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], wrist
- M12.031 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right wrist
- M12.032 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left wrist
- M12.039 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified wrist
- M12.04 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], hand
- M12.041 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right hand
- M12.042 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left hand
- M12.049 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified hand
- M12.05 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], hip
- M12.051 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right hip
- M12.052 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left hip
- M12.059 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified hip
- M12.06 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], knee
- M12.061 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right knee
- M12.062 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left knee
- M12.069 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified knee
- M12.07 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], ankle and foot
- M12.071 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], right ankle and foot
- M12.072 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], left ankle and foot
- M12.079 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], unspecified ankle and foot
- M12.08 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], other specified site
- M12.09 — Chronic postrheumatic arthropathy [Jaccoud], multiple sites
- M12.1 — Kaschin-Beck disease
- M12.10 — Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified site
- M12.11 — Kaschin-Beck disease, shoulder
- M12.111 — Kaschin-Beck disease, right shoulder
- M12.112 — Kaschin-Beck disease, left shoulder
- M12.119 — Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified shoulder
- M12.12 — Kaschin-Beck disease, elbow
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Rheumatism (articular) (neuralgic) (nonarticular), palindromic (any site)
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
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ICD Code M16.30
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