Other reactive arthropathies
Other reactive arthropathies
M02.8 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.
M02.80 identifies reactive arthritis caused by an infection elsewhere in the body — falling outside the specific Reiter's disease or postdysenteric categories — when no joint site is documented or determinable.
Reactive arthritis affecting the vertebral joints, triggered by an infection elsewhere in the body — not a direct joint infection itself — and not classifiable under a more specific reactive arthropathy subtype within M02.
M02.89 identifies reactive arthropathy affecting multiple joint sites simultaneously, triggered by an infection elsewhere in the body rather than direct joint invasion by a pathogen.