M00.9
BillablePyogenic arthritis, unspecified
Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Infective arthritis NOS
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •arthropathic psoriasisL40.5
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic)A-)T79
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesisT84.5
Related Codes(4)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(265)
SNOMED CT
- Pyogenic arthritis of foot6861003
- Acne cystica13277001
- Cystic acne13277001
- Cystic acne vulgaris13277001
- Acute bacterial arthritis18920006
- Pyogenic arthritis of pelvic region19375000
- Subacute infective arthritis23008004
- Acute infective polyarthritis23950002
- Acute infective arthritis26071001
- Pyogenic arthritis of multiple sites34934005
- Pyogenic arthritis of shoulder region36678001
- Pyogenic arthritis of the shoulder region36678001
- Subacute arthritis42545001
- Acute polyarthritis42898009
- Chronic infective arthritis45214008
- Chronic infective polyarthritis49761000
- Subacute infective polyarthritis60140004
- Infective arthritis of multiple sites61126009
- Infective polyarthritis61126009
- Subacute arthropathy66822008
- Arthritis of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis109664003
- Inflammatory reaction of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis109664003
- Infection of temporomandibular joint109666001
- Infectious arthritis of temporomandibular joint109666001
- Infection of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis109667005
- Infectious arthritis of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis109667005
- Knee pyogenic arthritis239777004
- Wrist pyogenic arthritis239778009
- Elbow pyogenic arthritis239779001
- Infective arthritis caused by virus239780003
- Viral arthritis239780003
- Arthritis due to parasitic infection239782006
- Arthropathy due to parasitic infection239782006
- Pyogenic arthritis of the pelvic region and thigh267880006
- Pyogenic arthritis of the ankle and foot267882003
- Pyogenic arthritis of the ankle and/or foot267882003
- Inflammation of interphalangeal joint of toe298175008
- Interphalangeal joint of toe inflamed298175008
- Infectious disorder of joint363162000
- Joint infection363162000
- Pyogenic bacterial arthritis372937009
- Suppurative arthritis caused by bacteria372937009
- Acute suppurative arthritis caused by bacteria372938004
- Pyoarthrosis372939007
- Pyogenic arthritis372939007
- Suppurative arthritis372939007
- Acute suppurative arthritis372940009
- Hip pyogenic arthritis372941008
- Pyogenic arthritis of hip372941008
- Infective arthritis396234004
- Septic arthritis396234004
- Infective arthritis with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)421708000
- Infective arthritis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome421708000
- Infective arthritis of hand428385007
- Infective arthritis of joint of hand428385007
- Infective arthritis of shoulder region428437005
- Infective arthritis of pelvis444998005
- Infective arthritis of ankle and/or foot444999002
- Infective arthritis of elbow445495007
- Infective arthritis of wrist445525001
- Infective arthritis of interphalangeal joint of toe448393000
- Infective arthritis of distal interphalangeal joint of finger448453004
- Infective arthritis of first metatarsophalangeal joint448454005
- Infective arthritis of metatarsophalangeal joint of lesser toe449070007
- Infective arthritis of proximal interphalangeal joint of finger449250008
- Arthritis of lower limb due to parasitic infection712520002
- Infective arthritis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713532005
- Familial recurrent arthritis724015007
- PAPA (pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne) syndrome724015007
- PAPA syndrome724015007
- Pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne syndrome724015007
- Hidradenitis suppurativa - pyoderma gangrenosum complex1254916008
- Hidradenitis suppurativa pyoderma gangrenosum complex1254916008
- Infective arthritis of joint of left shoulder region1290719009
- Infective arthritis of joint of right shoulder region1290720003
- Infective arthritis of left glenohumeral joint1290721004
- Infective arthritis of right glenohumeral joint1290722006
- PAPASH (pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, hidradenitis suppurativa) syndrome1336114003
- PAPASH syndrome1336114003
- Pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, hidradenitis suppurativa syndrome1336114003
- Bilateral infective arthritis of hands15687241000119109
- Infective arthritis of bilateral hands15687241000119109
- Infective arthritis of both hands15687241000119109
- Bilateral infective arthritis of hips15689201000119103
- Infective arthritis of bilateral hips15689201000119103
- Infective arthritis of both hips15689201000119103
- Bilateral infective arthritis of knees15690521000119100
- Infective arthritis of bilateral knees15690521000119100
- Infective arthritis of both knees15690521000119100
- Bilateral infective arthritis of wrist regions15690481000119100
- Infective arthritis of bilateral wrist regions15690481000119100
- Infective arthritis of bilateral wrists15690481000119100
- Infective arthritis of both wrist regions15690481000119100
- Infective arthritis of bilateral shoulders15686161000119104
- Infective arthritis of joint of bilateral shoulder regions15686161000119104
- Infective arthritis of joint of both shoulder regions15686161000119104
- Infective arthritis of hip324481000119107
- Infective arthritis of joints of multiple body sites caused by virus71581000119108
- Polyarticular viral arthritis71581000119108
- Infective arthritis of left ankle1073521000119106
- Infective arthritis of left elbow1073421000119107
- Infective arthritis of left foot1073531000119109
- Infective arthritis of left hand1073461000119102
- Infective arthritis of left hip1073481000119106
- Infective arthritis of left knee1073501000119102
- Infective arthritis of left wrist1073441000119101
- Infective arthritis of right ankle1073541000119100
- Infective arthritis of right elbow1073431000119105
- Infective arthritis of right foot1073551000119103
- Infective arthritis of right hand1073471000119108
- Infective arthritis of right hip1073491000119109
- Infective arthritis of right knee1073511000119104
- Infective arthritis of right wrist1073451000119104
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
Clinical Terms
- Chronic infective polyarthritis
- Infective arthritis of right foot
- Polyarticular viral arthritis
- Infective arthritis of joint of both shoulder regions
- Infective arthritis of joint of left shoulder region
- Infective Arthritis
- Inflammation of interphalangeal joint of toe
- Infective arthritis of left hand
- Familial recurrent arthritis
- Pyogenic bacterial arthritis
- Infective arthritis of bilateral shoulders
- Infective arthritis of interphalangeal joint of toe
- PAPASH (pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, hidradenitis suppurativa) syndrome
- Hip pyogenic arthritis
- Infective arthritis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- Subacute infective arthritis
- Infective arthritis (disorder)
- Infective arthritis NOS
- Infective arthritis of right hand
- Unspecified infective arthritis
- Infective arthritis of elbow
- Pyogenic arthritis of the ankle and foot
- PAPA syndrome
- PAPASH syndrome
- Infective arthritis of bilateral hands
- Infective arthritis of right elbow
- Infectious arthritis
- Pyogenic arthritis of the ankle and/or foot
- Hidradenitis suppurativa - pyoderma gangrenosum complex
- Infective arthritis of joints of multiple body sites caused by virus
- Infective arthritis of bilateral wrists
- Infective arthritis of left glenohumeral joint
- Joint infection
- Bilateral infective arthritis of wrist regions
- Acute suppurative arthritis
- Infective arthritis of bilateral wrist regions
- Infective arthritis of right wrist
- Bilateral infective arthritis of hands
- Infective arthritis of joint of right shoulder region
- Pyogenic arthritis of the pelvic region and thigh
- Arthritis pyogenic
- Subacute arthropathy
- Infective arthritis of left hip
- Infective arthritis of first metatarsophalangeal joint
- Infective arthritis of right hip
- Infective arthritis of left ankle
- INFECT ARTHRITIS
- Infective arthritis of joint of bilateral shoulder regions
- Infective arthritis of both knees
- Infective arthritis of left wrist
- Infective arthritis of multiple sites
- Infective arthritis of both hips
- Infective arthritis of both wrist regions
- Cystic acne vulgaris
- Infectious arthritis of temporomandibular joint
- Arthritis of lower limb due to parasitic infection
- Infectious arthritis of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis
- Pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, hidradenitis suppurativa syndrome
- Infective arthritis of wrist
- Infective arthritis of bilateral hips
- Septic arthritis
- Inflammatory reaction of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis
- Knee pyogenic arthritis
- Arthropathy due to parasitic infection
- Pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne syndrome
- Infective polyarthritis
- Infective arthritis of pelvis
- Infective arthritis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Purulent arthritis
- Acute bacterial arthritis
- Acute infective polyarthritis
- Infectious disorder of joint
- Infective arthritis of right ankle
- PAPA (pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne) syndrome
- Arthritis infective
- Arthritis infective NOS
- Septic arthritis NOS
- Infective arthritis of shoulder region
- Arthritis of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis
- Infective arthritis of hand
- Pyogenic arthritis of shoulder region
- Infective arthritis of joint of hand
- Suppurative arthritis caused by bacteria
- Infective arthritis of distal interphalangeal joint of finger
- Pyogenic arthritis of foot
- Infective arthritis caused by virus
- Infective arthritis of left foot
- Acute polyarthritis
- arthritis infectious
- ARTHRITIS INFECT
- Pyoarthrosis
- Infection of temporomandibular joint caused by internal joint prosthesis
- Acne cystica
- Infective arthritis of right knee
- Suppurative arthritis
- Infective arthritis of both hands
- Subacute arthritis
- Subacute infective polyarthritis
- Bilateral infective arthritis of hips
- Unspecified infective arthritis, site unspecified
- Infective arthritis of bilateral knees
- Infective arthritis of left knee
- Infective arthritis of right glenohumeral joint
- Infective arthritis of hip
- Pyogenic arthritis of multiple sites
- Acute suppurative arthritis caused by bacteria
- Infective arthritis of left elbow
- Pyogenic arthritis of hip
- Acute infective arthritis
- Hidradenitis suppurativa pyoderma gangrenosum complex
- Infective arthritis with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
- Infective arthritis of metatarsophalangeal joint of lesser toe
- Pyogenic arthritis of pelvic region
- Arthritis septic
- Infective arthritis of proximal interphalangeal joint of finger
- Wrist pyogenic arthritis
- Elbow pyogenic arthritis
- Chronic infective arthritis
- Interphalangeal joint of toe inflamed
- Pyogenic arthritis of the shoulder region
- Cystic acne
- Bilateral infective arthritis of knees
- Viral arthritis
- Arthritis, Infectious
- Infection of temporomandibular joint
- Arthritis due to parasitic infection
- Infective arthritis of ankle and/or foot
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pyogenic arthritis, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for pyogenic arthritis, unspecified is M00.9. The full clinical description is "Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified". M00.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M00.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M00.9 represents “Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M00.9 a billable code?
Yes, M00.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M00.9 in?
M00.9 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What SNOMED CT codes does M00.9 map to?
M00.9 maps to 76 SNOMED CT concepts: 13277001, 18920006, 26071001, 23950002, 42898009, and 71 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M00.9?
M00.9 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.
How does M00.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like pyogenic arthritis, unspecified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of M00.9?
M00.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: FA10.Z (Direct infections of joint, unspecified).
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