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M19.04

Header — not billable

Primary osteoarthritis, hand

The ICD-10 code for primary osteoarthritis, hand is M19.04.

M19.04 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.

Clinical notes

Excludes2 (not included here)

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.

  • primary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (M18.0-, M18.1-)

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Child codes under M19.04

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