M72.1
BillableKnuckle pads
Knuckle pads
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- retroperitoneal fibromatosis (D48.3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bart-Pumphrey syndrome1271009
- Knuckle pads, leukonychia, sensorineural deafness, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis syndrome1271009
- Garrod's pads16687001
- Knuckle pads16687001
- Congenital leuconychia47139007
- Congenital leukonychia47139007
- Circumscribed palmoplantar keratoderma239073008
- Localised palmoplantar keratoderma239073008
- Localized palmoplantar keratoderma239073008
- Angular cheilitis266429005
- Angular stomatitis266429005
- Perleche266429005
- Perlèche266429005
- Focal acral hyperkeratosis400115004
- Punctate palmoplantar keratoderma402773000
- PLACK (peeling skin, leukonychia, acral punctate keratoses, cheilitis, knuckle pads) syndrome1237509001
- PLACK syndrome1237509001
- Peeling skin, leuconychia, acral punctate keratoses, cheilitis, knuckle pads syndrome1237509001
- Peeling skin, leukonychia, acral punctate keratoses, cheilitis, knuckle pads syndrome1237509001
- Bilateral knuckle pad of hands15740721000119107
- Knuckle pad of bilateral hands15740721000119107
- Knuckle pad of both hands15740721000119107
- Bilateral mass of skin of hands10681671000119100
- Mass of skin of bilateral hands10681671000119100
- Mass of skin of both hands10681671000119100
- Knuckle pad of left hand15740801000119105
- Knuckle pad of right hand15740761000119102
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M72.1?
ICD-10-CM code M72.1 represents "Knuckle pads". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M72.1 a billable code?
Yes, M72.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M72.1 in?
M72.1 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What SNOMED CT codes does M72.1 map to?
M72.1 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 266429005, 1271009, 15740721000119107, 10681671000119100, 239073008, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M72.1?
M72.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0264000. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.