M00
Non-billablePyogenic arthritis
Pyogenic arthritis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
M00-M02
Child Codes
5
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)
- infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- ARTHRITIS INFECTC0003869
- Arthritis infectiveC0003869
- Arthritis infective NOSC0003869
- Arthritis pyogenicC0003869
- Arthritis septicC0003869
- Arthritis, InfectiousC0003869
- INFECT ARTHRITISC0003869
- Infectious ArthritisC0003869
- Infectious arthritisC0003869
- Infective ArthritisC0003869
- Infective arthritisC0003869
- Infective arthritis (disorder)C0003869
- Infective arthritis NOSC0003869
- Purulent arthritisC0003869
- PyoarthrosisC0003869
- Pyogenic arthritisC0003869
- Pyogenic arthritis, unspecifiedC0003869
- Septic ArthritisC0003869
- Septic arthritisC0003869
- Septic arthritis NOSC0003869
- Unspecified infective arthritisC0003869
- Unspecified infective arthritis, site unspecifiedC0003869
- arthritis infectiousC0003869
- infectious arthritisC0003869
- infective arthritisC0003869
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M00?
ICD-10-CM code M00 represents "Pyogenic arthritis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M00 a billable code?
No, M00 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under M00.
What chapter is M00 in?
M00 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What are the subcategories under M00?
M00 has 5 child codes, including: M00.0 (Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis), M00.1 (Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritis), M00.2 (Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis), M00.8 (Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M00?
M00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0003869. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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