M00.049 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hand

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The ICD-10-CM code for Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hand is M00.049 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
M00-M02: Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)
Category M00
130 codes (97 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

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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