Polyosteoarthritis
Non-billable header
M15 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- arthritis of multiple sites
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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)
- osteoarthritis of spine (M47.-)
More specific codes M15
- M15.0Primary generalized (osteo)arthritisBillable
- M15.1Heberden's nodes (with arthropathy)Billable
- M15.2Bouchard's nodes (with arthropathy)Billable
- M15.3Secondary multiple arthritisBillable
- M15.4Erosive (osteo)arthritisBillable
- M15.8Other polyosteoarthritisBillable
- M15.9Polyosteoarthritis, unspecifiedBillable