ICD-10-CM Code M02

Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: M00–M99
  3. Section: M00-M02
  4. Block: M02
  5. M02 - Postinfective and reactive arthropathies
Version 2020 Non-Billable Code

Not Valid for Submission

M02 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of postinfective and reactive arthropathies. The code is NOT valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

ICD-10:M02
Short Description:Postinfective and reactive arthropathies
Long Description:Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

Consider the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity:

  • M02.0 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass
  • M02.00 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified site
  • M02.01 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, shoulder
  • M02.011 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right shoulder
  • M02.012 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left shoulder
  • M02.019 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified shoulder
  • M02.02 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, elbow
  • M02.021 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right elbow
  • M02.022 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left elbow
  • M02.029 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified elbow
  • M02.03 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, wrist
  • M02.031 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right wrist
  • M02.032 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left wrist
  • M02.039 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified wrist
  • M02.04 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, hand
  • M02.041 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right hand
  • M02.042 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left hand
  • M02.049 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified hand
  • M02.05 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, hip
  • M02.051 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right hip
  • M02.052 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left hip
  • M02.059 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified hip
  • M02.06 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, knee
  • M02.061 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right knee
  • M02.062 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left knee
  • M02.069 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified knee
  • M02.07 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, ankle and foot
  • M02.071 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right ankle and foot
  • M02.072 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left ankle and foot
  • M02.079 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified ankle and foot
  • M02.08 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, vertebrae
  • M02.09 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, multiple sites
  • M02.1 - Postdysenteric arthropathy
  • M02.10 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified site
  • M02.11 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, shoulder
  • M02.111 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right shoulder
  • M02.112 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left shoulder
  • M02.119 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified shoulder
  • M02.12 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, elbow
  • M02.121 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right elbow
  • M02.122 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left elbow
  • M02.129 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified elbow
  • M02.13 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, wrist
  • M02.131 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right wrist
  • M02.132 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left wrist
  • M02.139 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified wrist
  • M02.14 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, hand
  • M02.141 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hand
  • M02.142 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hand
  • M02.149 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified hand
  • M02.15 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, hip
  • M02.151 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hip
  • M02.152 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hip
  • M02.159 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified hip
  • M02.16 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, knee
  • M02.161 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right knee
  • M02.162 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left knee
  • M02.169 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified knee
  • M02.17 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and foot
  • M02.171 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right ankle and foot
  • M02.172 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left ankle and foot
  • M02.179 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified ankle and foot
  • M02.18 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, vertebrae
  • M02.19 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, multiple sites
  • M02.2 - Postimmunization arthropathy
  • M02.20 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified site
  • M02.21 - Postimmunization arthropathy, shoulder
  • M02.211 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right shoulder
  • M02.212 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left shoulder
  • M02.219 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified shoulder
  • M02.22 - Postimmunization arthropathy, elbow
  • M02.221 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right elbow
  • M02.222 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left elbow
  • M02.229 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified elbow
  • M02.23 - Postimmunization arthropathy, wrist
  • M02.231 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right wrist
  • M02.232 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left wrist
  • M02.239 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified wrist
  • M02.24 - Postimmunization arthropathy, hand
  • M02.241 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right hand
  • M02.242 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left hand
  • M02.249 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified hand
  • M02.25 - Postimmunization arthropathy, hip
  • M02.251 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right hip
  • M02.252 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left hip
  • M02.259 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified hip
  • M02.26 - Postimmunization arthropathy, knee
  • M02.261 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right knee
  • M02.262 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left knee
  • M02.269 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified knee
  • M02.27 - Postimmunization arthropathy, ankle and foot
  • M02.271 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right ankle and foot
  • M02.272 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left ankle and foot
  • M02.279 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified ankle and foot
  • M02.28 - Postimmunization arthropathy, vertebrae
  • M02.29 - Postimmunization arthropathy, multiple sites
  • M02.3 - Reiter's disease
  • M02.30 - Reiter's disease, unspecified site
  • M02.31 - Reiter's disease, shoulder
  • M02.311 - Reiter's disease, right shoulder
  • M02.312 - Reiter's disease, left shoulder
  • M02.319 - Reiter's disease, unspecified shoulder
  • M02.32 - Reiter's disease, elbow
  • M02.321 - Reiter's disease, right elbow
  • M02.322 - Reiter's disease, left elbow
  • M02.329 - Reiter's disease, unspecified elbow
  • M02.33 - Reiter's disease, wrist
  • M02.331 - Reiter's disease, right wrist
  • M02.332 - Reiter's disease, left wrist
  • M02.339 - Reiter's disease, unspecified wrist
  • M02.34 - Reiter's disease, hand
  • M02.341 - Reiter's disease, right hand
  • M02.342 - Reiter's disease, left hand
  • M02.349 - Reiter's disease, unspecified hand
  • M02.35 - Reiter's disease, hip
  • M02.351 - Reiter's disease, right hip
  • M02.352 - Reiter's disease, left hip
  • M02.359 - Reiter's disease, unspecified hip
  • M02.36 - Reiter's disease, knee
  • M02.361 - Reiter's disease, right knee
  • M02.362 - Reiter's disease, left knee
  • M02.369 - Reiter's disease, unspecified knee
  • M02.37 - Reiter's disease, ankle and foot
  • M02.371 - Reiter's disease, right ankle and foot
  • M02.372 - Reiter's disease, left ankle and foot
  • M02.379 - Reiter's disease, unspecified ankle and foot
  • M02.38 - Reiter's disease, vertebrae
  • M02.39 - Reiter's disease, multiple sites
  • M02.8 - Other reactive arthropathies
  • M02.80 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified site
  • M02.81 - Other reactive arthropathies, shoulder
  • M02.811 - Other reactive arthropathies, right shoulder
  • M02.812 - Other reactive arthropathies, left shoulder
  • M02.819 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified shoulder
  • M02.82 - Other reactive arthropathies, elbow
  • M02.821 - Other reactive arthropathies, right elbow
  • M02.822 - Other reactive arthropathies, left elbow
  • M02.829 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified elbow
  • M02.83 - Other reactive arthropathies, wrist
  • M02.831 - Other reactive arthropathies, right wrist
  • M02.832 - Other reactive arthropathies, left wrist
  • M02.839 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified wrist
  • M02.84 - Other reactive arthropathies, hand
  • M02.841 - Other reactive arthropathies, right hand
  • M02.842 - Other reactive arthropathies, left hand
  • M02.849 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified hand
  • M02.85 - Other reactive arthropathies, hip
  • M02.851 - Other reactive arthropathies, right hip
  • M02.852 - Other reactive arthropathies, left hip
  • M02.859 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified hip
  • M02.86 - Other reactive arthropathies, knee
  • M02.861 - Other reactive arthropathies, right knee
  • M02.862 - Other reactive arthropathies, left knee
  • M02.869 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified knee
  • M02.87 - Other reactive arthropathies, ankle and foot
  • M02.871 - Other reactive arthropathies, right ankle and foot
  • M02.872 - Other reactive arthropathies, left ankle and foot
  • M02.879 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified ankle and foot
  • M02.88 - Other reactive arthropathies, vertebrae
  • M02.89 - Other reactive arthropathies, multiple sites
  • M02.9 - Reactive arthropathy, 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 guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code M02:

Code First

Code First
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • underlying disease, such as:
  • congenital syphilis Clutton's joints A50.5
  • enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica A04.6
  • infective endocarditis I33.0
  • viral hepatitis B15 B19

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • Behçet's disease M35.2
  • direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere M01
  • postmeningococcal arthritis A39.84
  • mumps arthritis B26.85
  • rubella arthritis B06.82
  • syphilis arthritis late A52.77
  • rheumatic fever I00
  • tabetic arthropathy Charcôt's A52.16

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)
      • Postinfective and reactive arthropathies (M02)

Code History

  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
    (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

Information for Patients


Arthritis

If you feel pain and stiffness in your body or have trouble moving around, you might have 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. Over time, a swollen joint can become severely damaged. Some kinds of arthritis can also cause problems in your organs, such as your eyes or skin.

Types of arthritis include

  • Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. It's often related to aging or to an injury.
  • Autoimmune arthritis happens when your body's immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of this kind of arthritis.
  • Juvenile arthritis is a type of arthritis that happens in children.
  • Infectious arthritis is an infection that has spread from another part of the body to the joint.
  • Psoriatic arthritis affects people with psoriasis.
  • Gout is a painful type of arthritis that happens when too much uric acid builds up in the body. It often starts in the big toe.

NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases


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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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