ICD-10 diagnosis code

M36 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

M36 is the ICD-10 code for Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M30–M36 (Systemic connective tissue disorders) 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 M36 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere M14.-

Subcodes of M36

M36 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

M36Systemiska sjukdomar med led- och bindvävsengagemang vilka klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM36Generaliserede bindevævssygdomme ved sygdomme klassificeret andetsteds

GermanyICD-10-GM

M36Systemkrankheiten des Bindegewebes bei anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten

M36.5Beteiligung des Bindegewebes bei der chronischer Graft-versus-Host-Krankheit

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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