M01.0 is the ICD-10 code for Meningococcal arthritisA39.8. It is a four-character subcategory of M01 (Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere), 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 M01.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- postmeningococcal arthritis M03.0
M01.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M01.0Meningokockartrit
M01.0Meningokokkartritt
- M01.00Meningokokkartritt i flere lokalisasjoner
- M01.01Meningokokkartritt i skulderregionen
- M01.02Meningokokkartritt i albue
- M01.03Meningokokkartritt i håndledd
- M01.04Meningokokkartritt i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
- M01.05Meningokokkartritt i hofteledd eller sakroiliakalledd
- M01.06Meningokokkartritt i kneledd
- M01.07Meningokokkartritt i ankel eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM010Artritis ved meningokok-sygdom
M01.0Arthritis durch Meningokokken
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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