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M02

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 5 non-billable)
M02.0Arthropathy following intestinal bypasshas subcodesM02.1Postdysenteric arthropathyhas subcodesM02.2Postimmunization arthropathyhas subcodesM02.3Reiter's diseasehas subcodesM02.8Other reactive arthropathieshas subcodesM02.9Reactive arthropathy, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

CH13 Parent Instructions

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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • 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)
Code First
  • 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)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M00-M02Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)
M02Postinfective and reactive arthropathiesNot billable
M02.0Arthropathy following intestinal bypassSubcodes
M02.1Postdysenteric arthropathySubcodes
M02.2Postimmunization arthropathySubcodes
M02.3Reiter's diseaseSubcodes
M02.8Other reactive arthropathiesSubcodes
M02.9Reactive arthropathy, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M02:

chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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