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
  • M18.52

    Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, left hand

  • M18.9

    Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint, unspecified

  • M19

    Other and unspecified osteoarthritis

  • M19.0

    Primary osteoarthritis of other joints

  • M19.01

    Primary osteoarthritis, shoulder

  • M19.011

    Primary osteoarthritis, right shoulder

  • M19.012

    Primary osteoarthritis, left shoulder

  • M19.019

    Primary osteoarthritis, unspecified shoulder

  • M19.02

    Primary osteoarthritis, elbow

  • M19.021

    Primary osteoarthritis, right elbow

  • M19.022

    Primary osteoarthritis, left elbow

  • M19.029

    Primary osteoarthritis, unspecified elbow

  • M19.03

    Primary osteoarthritis, wrist

  • M19.031

    Primary osteoarthritis, right wrist

  • M19.032

    Primary osteoarthritis, left wrist

  • M19.039

    Primary osteoarthritis, unspecified wrist

  • M19.04

    Primary osteoarthritis, hand

  • M19.041

    Primary osteoarthritis, right hand

  • M19.042

    Primary osteoarthritis, left hand

  • M19.049

    Primary osteoarthritis, unspecified hand

  • M19.07

    Primary osteoarthritis ankle and foot

  • M19.071

    Primary osteoarthritis, right ankle and foot

  • M19.072

    Primary osteoarthritis, left ankle and foot

  • M19.079

    Primary osteoarthritis, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M19.09

    Primary osteoarthritis, other specified site

  • M19.1

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of other joints

  • M19.11

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, shoulder

  • M19.111

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right shoulder

  • M19.112

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left shoulder

  • M19.119

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified shoulder

  • M19.12

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, elbow

  • M19.121

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right elbow

  • M19.122

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left elbow

  • M19.129

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified elbow

  • M19.13

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, wrist

  • M19.131

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right wrist

  • M19.132

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left wrist

  • M19.139

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified wrist

  • M19.14

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, hand

  • M19.141

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right hand

  • M19.142

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left hand

  • M19.149

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified hand

  • M19.17

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, ankle and foot

  • M19.171

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right ankle and foot

  • M19.172

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left ankle and foot

  • M19.179

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M19.19

    Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, other specified site

  • M19.2

    Secondary osteoarthritis of other joints

  • M19.21

    Secondary osteoarthritis, shoulder

  • M19.211

    Secondary osteoarthritis, right shoulder

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