M00 Pyogenic arthritis

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Pyogenic arthritis is M00 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
M00-M02: Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)
Category M00
130 codes (97 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Chapter 13 header

13. Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13
Osteoporosis without pathological fracture (M81)

Category M81, Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture, is for use for patients with osteoporosis who do not currently have a pathologic fracture due to the osteoporosis, even if they have had a fracture in the past. For patients with a history of osteoporosis fractures, status code Z87.310, Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture, should follow the code from M81.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.d.1

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

M00.0 Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis M00.1 Pneumococcal arthritis and polyarthritis M00.2 Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis M00.8 Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria M00.9 Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified

All Codes in M00

Every most-specific code under M00 Pyogenic arthritis (97 codes):

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M00.00 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint M00.011 Staphylococcal arthritis, right shoulder M00.012 Staphylococcal arthritis, left shoulder M00.019 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder M00.021 Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow M00.022 Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow M00.029 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow M00.031 Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist M00.032 Staphylococcal arthritis, left wrist M00.039 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist M00.041 Staphylococcal arthritis, right hand M00.042 Staphylococcal arthritis, left hand M00.049 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hand M00.051 Staphylococcal arthritis, right hip M00.052 Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip M00.059 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hip M00.061 Staphylococcal arthritis, right knee M00.062 Staphylococcal arthritis, left knee M00.069 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified knee M00.071 Staphylococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot M00.072 Staphylococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot M00.079 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot M00.08 Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae M00.09 Staphylococcal polyarthritis M00.10 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified joint M00.111 Pneumococcal arthritis, right shoulder M00.112 Pneumococcal arthritis, left shoulder M00.119 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder M00.121 Pneumococcal arthritis, right elbow M00.122 Pneumococcal arthritis, left elbow M00.129 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow M00.131 Pneumococcal arthritis, right wrist M00.132 Pneumococcal arthritis, left wrist M00.139 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist M00.141 Pneumococcal arthritis, right hand M00.142 Pneumococcal arthritis, left hand M00.149 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified hand M00.151 Pneumococcal arthritis, right hip M00.152 Pneumococcal arthritis, left hip M00.159 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified hip M00.161 Pneumococcal arthritis, right knee M00.162 Pneumococcal arthritis, left knee M00.169 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified knee M00.171 Pneumococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot M00.172 Pneumococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot M00.179 Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot M00.18 Pneumococcal arthritis, vertebrae M00.19 Pneumococcal polyarthritis M00.20 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified joint M00.211 Other streptococcal arthritis, right shoulder M00.212 Other streptococcal arthritis, left shoulder M00.219 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder M00.221 Other streptococcal arthritis, right elbow M00.222 Other streptococcal arthritis, left elbow M00.229 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow M00.231 Other streptococcal arthritis, right wrist M00.232 Other streptococcal arthritis, left wrist M00.239 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist M00.241 Other streptococcal arthritis, right hand M00.242 Other streptococcal arthritis, left hand M00.249 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hand M00.251 Other streptococcal arthritis, right hip M00.252 Other streptococcal arthritis, left hip M00.259 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hip M00.261 Other streptococcal arthritis, right knee M00.262 Other streptococcal arthritis, left knee M00.269 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified knee M00.271 Other streptococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot M00.272 Other streptococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot M00.279 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot M00.28 Other streptococcal arthritis, vertebrae M00.29 Other streptococcal polyarthritis M00.80 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified joint M00.811 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right shoulder M00.812 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left shoulder M00.819 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified shoulder M00.821 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right elbow M00.822 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left elbow M00.829 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified elbow M00.831 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right wrist M00.832 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left wrist M00.839 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified wrist M00.841 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hand M00.842 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hand M00.849 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hand M00.851 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hip M00.852 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hip M00.859 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hip M00.861 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right knee M00.862 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left knee M00.869 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified knee M00.871 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right ankle and foot M00.872 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left ankle and foot M00.879 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified ankle and foot M00.88 Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae M00.89 Polyarthritis due to other bacteria M00.9 Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified
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