Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter 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)
Internal Codes
  • M00.212

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left shoulder

  • M00.219

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder

  • M00.221

    Other streptococcal arthritis, right elbow

  • M00.222

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left elbow

  • M00.229

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow

  • M00.231

    Other streptococcal arthritis, right wrist

  • M00.232

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left wrist

  • M00.239

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist

  • M00.241

    Other streptococcal arthritis, right hand

  • M00.242

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left hand

  • M00.249

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hand

  • M00.251

    Other streptococcal arthritis, right hip

  • M00.252

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left hip

  • M00.259

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hip

  • M00.261

    Other streptococcal arthritis, right knee

  • M00.262

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left knee

  • M00.269

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified knee

  • M00.271

    Other streptococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot

  • M00.272

    Other streptococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot

  • M00.279

    Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M00.28

    Other streptococcal arthritis, vertebrae

  • M00.29

    Other streptococcal polyarthritis

  • M00.80

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified joint

  • M00.811

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right shoulder

  • M00.812

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left shoulder

  • M00.819

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified shoulder

  • M00.821

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right elbow

  • M00.822

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left elbow

  • M00.829

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified elbow

  • M00.831

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right wrist

  • M00.832

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left wrist

  • M00.839

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified wrist

  • M00.841

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hand

  • M00.842

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hand

  • M00.849

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hand

  • M00.851

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hip

  • M00.852

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hip

  • M00.859

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hip

  • M00.861

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right knee

  • M00.862

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left knee

  • M00.869

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified knee

  • M00.871

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, right ankle and foot

  • M00.872

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, left ankle and foot

  • M00.879

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M00.88

    Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae

  • M00.89

    Polyarthritis due to other bacteria

  • M00.9

    Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified

  • M01.X0

    Direct infection of unspecified joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

  • M01.X11

    Direct infection of right shoulder in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

  • M01.X12

    Direct infection of left shoulder in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

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