M00.88

Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae

Billable / specificHCC V28 92

M00.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Note: This block comprises arthropathies due to microbiological agents. Distinction is made between the following types of etiological relationship:
Note: a) direct infection of joint, where organisms invade synovial tissue and microbial antigen is present in the joint;
Note: b) indirect infection, which may be of two types: a reactive arthropathy, where microbial infection of the body is established but neither organisms nor antigens can be identified in the joint, and a postinfective arthropathy, where microbial antigen is present but recovery of an organism is inconstant and evidence of local multiplication is lacking.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M00)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M00)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M00)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M00)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M00)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M00)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M00)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M00)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M00)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M00)
infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-) (from M00)

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