M00

Non-Billable

ChapterM00–M99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Pyogenic arthritis

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 4 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

BillableHas subcodes

CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

M00-M02Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)

M00Pyogenic arthritisNot billable

M00.0Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritisSubcodes

M00.1Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritisSubcodes

M00.2Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritisSubcodes

M00.8Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteriaSubcodes

M00.9Pyogenic arthritis, unspecifiedBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M00:

chapterCH13

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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