M03.0 is the ICD-10 code for Postmeningococcal arthritisA39.8. It is a four-character subcategory of M03 (Postinfective and reactive arthropathies in 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 M03.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- meningococcal arthritis M01.0
M03.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M03.0Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon
- M03.00Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i flere lokalisasjoner
- M03.01Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i skulderregionen
- M03.02Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i albue
- M03.03Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i håndledd
- M03.04Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i ledd mellom knokler i hånd
- M03.05Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i hofteledd eller sakroiliakalledd
- M03.06Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i kneledd
- M03.07Artritt etter meningokokkinfeksjon, i ankel eller ledd mellom knokler i fot
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM030Postmeningokokartritis
M03.0Arthritis nach Meningokokkeninfektion
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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