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
  • M02.26

    Postimmunization arthropathy, knee

  • M02.261

    Postimmunization arthropathy, right knee

  • M02.262

    Postimmunization arthropathy, left knee

  • M02.269

    Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified knee

  • M02.27

    Postimmunization arthropathy, ankle and foot

  • M02.271

    Postimmunization arthropathy, right ankle and foot

  • M02.272

    Postimmunization arthropathy, left ankle and foot

  • M02.279

    Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M02.28

    Postimmunization arthropathy, vertebrae

  • M02.29

    Postimmunization arthropathy, multiple sites

  • M02.3

    Reiter's disease

  • M02.30

    Reiter's disease, unspecified site

  • M02.31

    Reiter's disease, shoulder

  • M02.311

    Reiter's disease, right shoulder

  • M02.312

    Reiter's disease, left shoulder

  • M02.319

    Reiter's disease, unspecified shoulder

  • M02.32

    Reiter's disease, elbow

  • M02.321

    Reiter's disease, right elbow

  • M02.322

    Reiter's disease, left elbow

  • M02.329

    Reiter's disease, unspecified elbow

  • M02.33

    Reiter's disease, wrist

  • M02.331

    Reiter's disease, right wrist

  • M02.332

    Reiter's disease, left wrist

  • M02.339

    Reiter's disease, unspecified wrist

  • M02.34

    Reiter's disease, hand

  • M02.341

    Reiter's disease, right hand

  • M02.342

    Reiter's disease, left hand

  • M02.349

    Reiter's disease, unspecified hand

  • M02.35

    Reiter's disease, hip

  • M02.351

    Reiter's disease, right hip

  • M02.352

    Reiter's disease, left hip

  • M02.359

    Reiter's disease, unspecified hip

  • M02.36

    Reiter's disease, knee

  • M02.361

    Reiter's disease, right knee

  • M02.362

    Reiter's disease, left knee

  • M02.369

    Reiter's disease, unspecified knee

  • M02.37

    Reiter's disease, ankle and foot

  • M02.371

    Reiter's disease, right ankle and foot

  • M02.372

    Reiter's disease, left ankle and foot

  • M02.379

    Reiter's disease, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M02.38

    Reiter's disease, vertebrae

  • M02.39

    Reiter's disease, multiple sites

  • M02.8

    Other reactive arthropathies

  • M02.80

    Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified site

  • M02.81

    Other reactive arthropathies, shoulder

  • M02.811

    Other reactive arthropathies, right shoulder

  • M02.812

    Other reactive arthropathies, left shoulder

  • M02.819

    Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified shoulder

  • M02.82

    Other reactive arthropathies, elbow

  • M02.821

    Other reactive arthropathies, right elbow

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