The block M00–M03 of ICD-10 is titled “Infectious arthropathies”. It is part of Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, and holds 4 groups.
Coding notes
- This block comprises arthropathies due to microbiological agents. Distinction is made between the following types of etiological relationship: direct infection of joint, where organisms invade synovial tissue and microbial antigen is present in the joint; 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.
Codes in M00–M03
- M01.0Meningococcal arthritisA39.8
- M01.1Tuberculous arthritisA18.0
- M01.2Arthritis in Lyme diseaseA69.2
- M01.3Arthritis in other bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
- M01.4Rubella arthritisB06.8
- M01.5Arthritis in other viral diseases classified elsewhere
- M01.6Arthritis in mycosesB35-B49
- M01.8Arthritis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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