M12.18
Billable codeKaschin-Beck disease, vertebrae
The ICD-10 code for kaschin-beck disease, vertebrae is M12.18.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M12.10Kaschin-Beck disease, unspecified site
- M12.11Kaschin-Beck disease, shouldernon-billable header
- M12.12Kaschin-Beck disease, elbownon-billable header
- M12.13Kaschin-Beck disease, wristnon-billable header
- M12.14Kaschin-Beck disease, handnon-billable header
- M12.15Kaschin-Beck disease, hipnon-billable header
- M12.16Kaschin-Beck disease, kneenon-billable header
- M12.17Kaschin-Beck disease, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M12.19Kaschin-Beck disease, multiple sites
- M12.18Kaschin-Beck disease, vertebrae
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 71608Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
M12.18 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.