M12.331 is the authoritative medical code for Palindromic rheumatism, right wrist. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for palindromic rheumatism, right wrist (ICD-10-CM M12.331), 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, right wrist is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M12.331. Excludes1 (not coded here): arthrosis M15-M19; cricoarytenoid arthropathy J38.7.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M12.331 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 M12.331?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M12.331 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 M12.331, 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
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