2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 718.12
Loose body in upper arm joint
- Short description: LOOSE BODY-UP/ARM.
- ICD-9-CM 718.12 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 718.12 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 718.12.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 718.12: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
718.12 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M24.029 Loose body in unspecified elbow
Approximate Synonyms
- Loose body in bilat elbows
- Loose body in bilateral elbows
- Loose body in elbow
- Loose body in elbow joint
- Loose body in L elbow
- Loose body in left elbow
- Loose body in left elbow joint
- Loose body in R elbow
- Loose body in right elbow
- Loose body in right elbow joint
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
718.12:
- Loose - see also condition
body
in tendon sheath 
