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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

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M01 is the ICD-10 code for Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M00–M03 (Infectious arthropathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M01 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • arthropathy in sarcoidosis M14.8
  • postinfective and reactive arthropathy M03.-

Subcodes of M01

M01 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M01Direktinfektioner av led vid infektionssjukdomar och parasitsjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM01Artritis ved infektiøse og parasitære sygdommme klassificeret andetsteds

GermanyICD-10-GM

M01Direkte Gelenkinfektionen bei anderenorts klassifizierten infektiösen und parasitären Krankheiten

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M01.X0Direct infection of unspecified joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
  • M01.X8Direct infection of vertebrae in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
  • M01.X9Direct infection of multiple joints in 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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