ICD-10-CM Code M00.8
Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria
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 M00.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M00.8 that describes the diagnosis 'arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria' in more detail.
- M00.8 Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria 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 M00.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code See Code B96 to identify bacteria
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M00.8 - Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M00.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M00 - Pyogenic arthritis