M19.02 — Primary osteoarthritis, elbow
Is M19.02 billable?
No — M19.02 is a non-billable header code. M19.02 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M19.02.
M19.02 at a glance
| Code | M19.02 |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary osteoarthritis, elbow |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M19.02 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M19.02. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Osteoarthritis › elbow
- Osteoarthritis › elbow › primary
- Osteoarthritis › primary › elbow
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M19
The conditions below can never be reported together with M19.02 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- polyarthritis (M15.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M19.02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M19.02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M15-M19
The conditions below are not part of M19.02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M19.02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- osteoarthritis of spine (M47.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M19
The conditions below are not part of M19.02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M19.02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M19.02? (3)
How long has M19.02 existed?
M19.02 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.