M12.5 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic arthropathy. It is a four-character subcategory of M12 (Other specific arthropathies), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M05–M14 (Inflammatory polyarthropathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What M12.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- post-traumatic arthrosis (of):
- NOS M19.1
- first carpometacarpal joint M18.2-M18.3
- hip M16.4-M16.5
- knee M17.2-M17.3
- other single joints M19.1
M12.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M12.5Traumatisk artropati
M12.5Skadeutløst leddlidelse
- M12.50Skadeutløst leddlidelse i flere lokalisasjoner
- M12.51Skadeutløst leddlidelse i skulderregionen
- M12.52Skadeutløst leddlidelse i albue
- M12.53Skadeutløst leddlidelse i håndledd
- M12.54Skadeutløst leddlidelse i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
- M12.55Skadeutløst leddlidelse i hofteledd eller sakroiliakalledd
- M12.56Skadeutløst leddlidelse i kneledd
- M12.57Skadeutløst leddlidelse i ankel eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM125Traumatisk artropati
M12.5Traumaattinen nivelsairaus
M12.5Traumatische Arthropathie
M12.5Arthropathie traumatique
M12.5traumatische artropathie
Listed through more specific codes:
- M12.50Traumatic arthropathy, unspecified site
- M12.58Traumatic arthropathy, other specified site
- M12.59Traumatic arthropathy, multiple sites
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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