M00 - Pyogenic arthritis
| ICD-10: | M00 |
| Short Description: | Pyogenic arthritis |
| Long Description: | Pyogenic arthritis |
| Status: | Not Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
M00 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of pyogenic arthritis. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding for Pyogenic arthritis
Non-specific codes like M00 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for pyogenic arthritis:
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.0 for Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.00 for Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.01 for Staphylococcal arthritis, shoulder
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.02 for Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.03 for Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.04 for Staphylococcal arthritis, hand
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.05 for Staphylococcal arthritis, hip
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.06 for Staphylococcal arthritis, knee
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.07 for Staphylococcal arthritis, ankle and foot
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.08 for Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.09 for Staphylococcal polyarthritis
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.1 for Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.10 for Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.11 for Pneumococcal arthritis, shoulder
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.12 for Pneumococcal arthritis, elbow
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.13 for Pneumococcal arthritis, wrist
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.14 for Pneumococcal arthritis, hand
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.15 for Pneumococcal arthritis, hip
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.16 for Pneumococcal arthritis, knee
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.17 for Pneumococcal arthritis, ankle and foot
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.18 for Pneumococcal arthritis, vertebrae
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.19 for Pneumococcal polyarthritis
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.2 for Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.20 for Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.21 for Other streptococcal arthritis, shoulder
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.22 for Other streptococcal arthritis, elbow
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.23 for Other streptococcal arthritis, wrist
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.24 for Other streptococcal arthritis, hand
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.25 for Other streptococcal arthritis, hip
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.26 for Other streptococcal arthritis, knee
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.27 for Other streptococcal arthritis, ankle and foot
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.28 for Other streptococcal arthritis, vertebrae
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.29 for Other streptococcal polyarthritis
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.8 for Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.80 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified joint
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.81 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, shoulder
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.82 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, elbow
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.83 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, wrist
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.84 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, hand
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.85 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, hip
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.86 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, knee
- NON-BILLABLE CODE - M00.87 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, ankle and foot
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.88 for Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.89 for Polyarthritis due to other bacteria
- BILLABLE CODE - Use M00.9 for Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 ExcludesA type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis T84.5
Patient Education
Infectious Arthritis
Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in your joints. Joints are places where two bones meet, such as your elbow or knee. Infectious arthritis is an infection in the joint. The infection comes from a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that spreads from another part of the body. Symptoms of infectious arthritis include:
- Intense pain in the joint
- Joint redness and swelling
- Chills and fever
- Inability to move the area with the infected joint
One type of infectious arthritis is reactive arthritis. The reaction is to an infection somewhere else in your body. The joint is usually the knee, ankle, or toe. Sometimes, reactive arthritis is set off by an infection in the bladder, or in the urethra, which carries urine out of the body. In women, an infection in the vagina can cause the reaction. For both men and women, it can start with bacteria passed on during sex. Another form of reactive arthritis starts with eating food or handling something that has bacteria on it.
To diagnose infectious arthritis, your health care provider may do tests of your blood, urine, and joint fluid. Treatment includes medicines and sometimes surgery.
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
