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.

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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
  • M06.351

    Rheumatoid nodule, right hip

  • M06.352

    Rheumatoid nodule, left hip

  • M06.359

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified hip

  • M06.36

    Rheumatoid nodule, knee

  • M06.361

    Rheumatoid nodule, right knee

  • M06.362

    Rheumatoid nodule, left knee

  • M06.369

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified knee

  • M06.37

    Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and foot

  • M06.371

    Rheumatoid nodule, right ankle and foot

  • M06.372

    Rheumatoid nodule, left ankle and foot

  • M06.379

    Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M06.38

    Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae

  • M06.39

    Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites

  • M06.4

    Inflammatory polyarthropathy

  • M06.8

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis

  • M06.80

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site

  • M06.81

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder

  • M06.811

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder

  • M06.812

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder

  • M06.819

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified shoulder

  • M06.82

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, elbow

  • M06.821

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow

  • M06.822

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow

  • M06.829

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbow

  • M06.83

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, wrist

  • M06.831

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist

  • M06.832

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left wrist

  • M06.839

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified wrist

  • M06.84

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hand

  • M06.841

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right hand

  • M06.842

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left hand

  • M06.849

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand

  • M06.85

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hip

  • M06.851

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right hip

  • M06.852

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left hip

  • M06.859

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hip

  • M06.86

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, knee

  • M06.861

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right knee

  • M06.862

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left knee

  • M06.869

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified knee

  • M06.87

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot

  • M06.871

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle and foot

  • M06.872

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left ankle and foot

  • M06.879

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M06.88

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae

  • M06.89

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites

  • M06.8A

    Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site

  • M06.9

    Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified

  • M07

    Enteropathic arthropathies

  • M07.6

    Enteropathic arthropathies

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