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
  • M06.20

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified site

  • M06.21

    Rheumatoid bursitis, shoulder

  • M06.211

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right shoulder

  • M06.212

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left shoulder

  • M06.219

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified shoulder

  • M06.22

    Rheumatoid bursitis, elbow

  • M06.221

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right elbow

  • M06.222

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left elbow

  • M06.229

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified elbow

  • M06.23

    Rheumatoid bursitis, wrist

  • M06.231

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right wrist

  • M06.232

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left wrist

  • M06.239

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified wrist

  • M06.24

    Rheumatoid bursitis, hand

  • M06.241

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right hand

  • M06.242

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left hand

  • M06.249

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified hand

  • M06.25

    Rheumatoid bursitis, hip

  • M06.251

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right hip

  • M06.252

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left hip

  • M06.259

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified hip

  • M06.26

    Rheumatoid bursitis, knee

  • M06.261

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right knee

  • M06.262

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left knee

  • M06.269

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified knee

  • M06.27

    Rheumatoid bursitis, ankle and foot

  • M06.271

    Rheumatoid bursitis, right ankle and foot

  • M06.272

    Rheumatoid bursitis, left ankle and foot

  • M06.279

    Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M06.28

    Rheumatoid bursitis, vertebrae

  • M06.29

    Rheumatoid bursitis, multiple sites

  • M06.3

    Rheumatoid nodule

  • M06.30

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified site

  • M06.31

    Rheumatoid nodule, shoulder

  • M06.311

    Rheumatoid nodule, right shoulder

  • M06.312

    Rheumatoid nodule, left shoulder

  • M06.319

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified shoulder

  • M06.32

    Rheumatoid nodule, elbow

  • M06.321

    Rheumatoid nodule, right elbow

  • M06.322

    Rheumatoid nodule, left elbow

  • M06.329

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified elbow

  • M06.33

    Rheumatoid nodule, wrist

  • M06.331

    Rheumatoid nodule, right wrist

  • M06.332

    Rheumatoid nodule, left wrist

  • M06.339

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified wrist

  • M06.34

    Rheumatoid nodule, hand

  • M06.341

    Rheumatoid nodule, right hand

  • M06.342

    Rheumatoid nodule, left hand

  • M06.349

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified hand

  • M06.35

    Rheumatoid nodule, hip

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