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M02

Non-billable

Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

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

6

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • 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)

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)

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

  • 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)

Child Codes (6)

M02.0

Arthropathy following intestinal bypass

M02.1

Postdysenteric arthropathy

M02.2

Postimmunization arthropathy

M02.3

Reiter's disease

M02.8

Other reactive arthropathies

M02.9

Reactive arthropathy, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M02?

ICD-10-CM code M02 represents "Postinfective and reactive arthropathies". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M02 a billable code?

No, M02 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under M02.

What chapter is M02 in?

M02 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M02?

M02 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Behçet's disease (M35.2); direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M01.-); postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84); and 5 more.

What are the subcategories under M02?

M02 has 6 child codes, including: M02.0 (Arthropathy following intestinal bypass), M02.1 (Postdysenteric arthropathy), M02.2 (Postimmunization arthropathy), M02.3 (Reiter's disease), and 2 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M02?

M02 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2888961. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.