Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
M00.1 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
M00.10 identifies pneumococcal arthritis affecting a joint that is not specified by name or anatomical site in the clinical documentation.
M00.18 identifies direct pyogenic infection of the vertebral joints caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, classified under infectious arthropathies in the musculoskeletal chapter.
M00.19 identifies pneumococcal pyogenic arthritis involving multiple joints simultaneously, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, where no single dominant joint site can be specified.