M16
Osteoarthritis of hip
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
M16 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for osteoarthritis of hip. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M16.0 Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip, M16.1 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip, M16.2 Bilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasia, M16.3 Unilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasia and 5 more. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
More specific codes under M16 9
- M16.0Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of hipBillable
- M16.1Unilateral primary osteoarthritis of hipHeader
- M16.2Bilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasiaBillable
- M16.3Unilateral osteoarthritis resulting from hip dysplasiaHeader
- M16.4Bilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hipBillable
- M16.5Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis of hipHeader
- M16.6Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hipBillable
- M16.7Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of hipBillable
- M16.9Osteoarthritis of hip, unspecifiedBillable