ICD-10-CM Code M00.2
Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M00.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M00.2 that describes the diagnosis 'other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis' in more detail.
- M00.2 Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M00 is used to code Arthritis
Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation in one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Other arthritis forms are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related autoimmune diseases. Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection.
Specialty: | Rheumatology |
MeSH Codes: | D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168, D001168 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719 |
Hands affected by rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune form of arthritis
Coding Notes for M00.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
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ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M00.2 - Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis'
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Parent Code: M00 - Pyogenic arthritis