M21.221

The ICD-10-CM code for flexion deformity, right elbow is M21.221. The full clinical description is "Flexion deformity, right elbow". M21.221 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code M21.221 represents “Flexion deformity, right elbow”. It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Yes, M21.221 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

M21.221 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

M21.221 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acquired absence of limb (Z89.-); congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73); congenital deformities and malformations of limbs (Q65-Q66, Q68-Q74).

M21.221 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 15935421000119103, 308161000119109, 308231000119106. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

M21.221 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2894479. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like flexion deformity, right elbow affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for M21.221 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.