Skip to content
Dx

ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

M12.52Traumatic arthropathy, elbow

Not billable — use a more specific code

M12.52 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About M12.52

M12.52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for traumatic arthropathy, elbow. It belongs to category M12 (other and unspecified arthropathy), block M05-M14 (inflammatory polyarthropathies) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M12.5 (traumatic arthropathy), M12.52 is specifically for traumatic arthropathy, elbow. Related codes cover unspecified site (M12.50), shoulder (M12.51), wrist (M12.53), hand (M12.54), hip (M12.55), knee (M12.56), ankle and foot (M12.57), other specified site (M12.58) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M12.521 (elbow), M12.522 (elbow) and M12.529 (elbow).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under M12.52

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M12.52.

› From M12.5 Traumatic arthropathy
Excludes1
  • current injury-see Alphabetic Index
  • post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (M18.2-M18.3)
  • post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hip (M16.4-M16.5)
  • post-traumatic osteoarthritis of knee (M17.2-M17.3)
  • post-traumatic osteoarthritis NOS (M19.1-)
  • post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other single joints (M19.1-)
› From M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy
Excludes1

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to M12.52.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about M12.52

Is M12.52 billable?

No. M12.52 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.