ICD-10-CM category
M00: Pyogenic arthritis
Codes under M00 (Pyogenic arthritis). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| M00.0 | Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis | — |
| M00.00 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint | ✓ |
| M00.01 | Staphylococcal arthritis, shoulder | — |
| M00.1 | Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritis | — |
| M00.02 | Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow | — |
| M00.2 | Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis | — |
| M00.03 | Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist | — |
| M00.04 | Staphylococcal arthritis, hand | — |
| M00.05 | Staphylococcal arthritis, hip | — |
| M00.06 | Staphylococcal arthritis, knee | — |
| M00.07 | Staphylococcal arthritis, ankle and foot | — |
| M00.08 | Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae | ✓ |
| M00.8 | Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria | — |
| M00.09 | Staphylococcal polyarthritis | ✓ |
| M00.9 | Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified | ✓ |
| M00.10 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified joint | ✓ |
| M00.011 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.11 | Pneumococcal arthritis, shoulder | — |
| M00.012 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.12 | Pneumococcal arthritis, elbow | — |
| M00.13 | Pneumococcal arthritis, wrist | — |
| M00.14 | Pneumococcal arthritis, hand | — |
| M00.15 | Pneumococcal arthritis, hip | — |
| M00.16 | Pneumococcal arthritis, knee | — |
| M00.17 | Pneumococcal arthritis, ankle and foot | — |
| M00.18 | Pneumococcal arthritis, vertebrae | ✓ |
| M00.019 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.19 | Pneumococcal polyarthritis | ✓ |
| M00.20 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified joint | ✓ |
| M00.021 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow | ✓ |
| M00.21 | Other streptococcal arthritis, shoulder | — |
| M00.022 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow | ✓ |
| M00.22 | Other streptococcal arthritis, elbow | — |
| M00.23 | Other streptococcal arthritis, wrist | — |
| M00.24 | Other streptococcal arthritis, hand | — |
| M00.25 | Other streptococcal arthritis, hip | — |
| M00.26 | Other streptococcal arthritis, knee | — |
| M00.27 | Other streptococcal arthritis, ankle and foot | — |
| M00.28 | Other streptococcal arthritis, vertebrae | ✓ |
| M00.029 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M00.29 | Other streptococcal polyarthritis | ✓ |
| M00.031 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist | ✓ |
| M00.032 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left wrist | ✓ |
| M00.039 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist | ✓ |
| M00.041 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right hand | ✓ |
| M00.042 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left hand | ✓ |
| M00.049 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M00.051 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right hip | ✓ |
| M00.052 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip | ✓ |
| M00.059 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M00.061 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right knee | ✓ |
| M00.062 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left knee | ✓ |
| M00.069 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M00.071 | Staphylococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.072 | Staphylococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.079 | Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.80 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified joint | ✓ |
| M00.81 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, shoulder | — |
| M00.82 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, elbow | — |
| M00.83 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, wrist | — |
| M00.84 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, hand | — |
| M00.85 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, hip | — |
| M00.86 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, knee | — |
| M00.87 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, ankle and foot | — |
| M00.88 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae | ✓ |
| M00.89 | Polyarthritis due to other bacteria | ✓ |
| M00.111 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.112 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.119 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.121 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right elbow | ✓ |
| M00.122 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left elbow | ✓ |
| M00.129 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M00.131 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right wrist | ✓ |
| M00.132 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left wrist | ✓ |
| M00.139 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist | ✓ |
| M00.141 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right hand | ✓ |
| M00.142 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left hand | ✓ |
| M00.149 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M00.151 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right hip | ✓ |
| M00.152 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left hip | ✓ |
| M00.159 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M00.161 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right knee | ✓ |
| M00.162 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left knee | ✓ |
| M00.169 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M00.171 | Pneumococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.172 | Pneumococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.179 | Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.211 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.212 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.219 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.221 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right elbow | ✓ |
| M00.222 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left elbow | ✓ |
| M00.229 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M00.231 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right wrist | ✓ |
| M00.232 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left wrist | ✓ |
| M00.239 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist | ✓ |
| M00.241 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right hand | ✓ |
| M00.242 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left hand | ✓ |
| M00.249 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M00.251 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right hip | ✓ |
| M00.252 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left hip | ✓ |
| M00.259 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M00.261 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right knee | ✓ |
| M00.262 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left knee | ✓ |
| M00.269 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M00.271 | Other streptococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.272 | Other streptococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.279 | Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.811 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.812 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.819 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified shoulder | ✓ |
| M00.821 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right elbow | ✓ |
| M00.822 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left elbow | ✓ |
| M00.829 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified elbow | ✓ |
| M00.831 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right wrist | ✓ |
| M00.832 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left wrist | ✓ |
| M00.839 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified wrist | ✓ |
| M00.841 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hand | ✓ |
| M00.842 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hand | ✓ |
| M00.849 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hand | ✓ |
| M00.851 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hip | ✓ |
| M00.852 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hip | ✓ |
| M00.859 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hip | ✓ |
| M00.861 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right knee | ✓ |
| M00.862 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left knee | ✓ |
| M00.869 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified knee | ✓ |
| M00.871 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, right ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.872 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, left ankle and foot | ✓ |
| M00.879 | Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified ankle and foot | ✓ |
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