M00.9 is the ICD-10 code for Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of M00 (Pyogenic arthritis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M00–M03 (Infectious arthropathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What M00.9 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Infective arthritis NOS
M00.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M00.9Purulent artrit, ospecificerad
- M00.9BPurulent artrit UNS i axelled
- M00.9CPurulent artrit UNS i armbågsled
- M00.9DPurulent artrit UNS i handled/hand
- M00.9FPurulent artrit UNS i höftled
- M00.9GPurulent artrit UNS i knäled
- M00.9HPurulent artrit UNS i fotled/fot
- M00.9XPurulent artrit UNS med annan eller ospecificerad lokalisation
M00.9Uspesifisert pyogen artritt
- M00.90Uspesifisert pyogen artritti flere lokalisasjoner
- M00.91Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i skulderregionen
- M00.92Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i albue
- M00.93Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i håndledd
- M00.94Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
- M00.95Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i hofteledd eller sakroiliakalledd
- M00.96Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i kneledd
- M00.97Uspesifisert pyogen artritt i ankel eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM009Purulent artritis UNS
M00.9Määrittämätön (suora) nivelinfektio
M00.9Eitrige Arthritis, nicht näher bezeichnet
M00.9Arthrite à bactéries pyogènes, sans précision
M00.9pyogene artritis, niet-gespecificeerd
M00.9Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified
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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