Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

79 code categories · 20 sections · ICD-10-CM 2026

Sections

M00-M02 Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)
M04 Autoinflammatory syndromes (M04)
M05-M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)
M15-M19 Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)
M20-M25 Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
M26-M27 Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)
M30-M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
M40-M43 Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
M45-M49 Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
M50-M54 Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
M60-M63 Disorders of muscles (M60-M63)
M65-M67 Disorders of synovium and tendon (M65-M67)
M70-M79 Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)
M80-M85 Disorders of bone density and structure (M80-M85)
M86-M90 Other osteopathies (M86-M90)
M91-M94 Chondropathies (M91-M94)
M95 Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M95)
M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (M96)
M97 Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97)
M99 Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified (M99)

Code Categories

M00 Pyogenic arthritis M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere M02 Postinfective and reactive arthropathies M04 Autoinflammatory syndromes M05 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor M06 Other rheumatoid arthritis M07 Enteropathic arthropathies M08 Juvenile arthritis M10 Gout M11 Other crystal arthropathies M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy M13 Other arthritis M14 Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere M15 Polyosteoarthritis M16 Osteoarthritis of hip M17 Osteoarthritis of knee M18 Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint M19 Other and unspecified osteoarthritis M1A Chronic gout M20 Acquired deformities of fingers and toes M21 Other acquired deformities of limbs M22 Disorder of patella M23 Internal derangement of knee M24 Other specific joint derangements M25 Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified M26 Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] M27 Other diseases of jaws M30 Polyarteritis nodosa and related conditions M31 Other necrotizing vasculopathies M32 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) M33 Dermatopolymyositis M34 Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma] M35 Other systemic involvement of connective tissue M36 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere M40 Kyphosis and lordosis M41 Scoliosis M42 Spinal osteochondrosis M43 Other deforming dorsopathies M45 Ankylosing spondylitis M46 Other inflammatory spondylopathies M47 Spondylosis M48 Other spondylopathies M49 Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere M50 Cervical disc disorders M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders M53 Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified M54 Dorsalgia M60 Myositis M61 Calcification and ossification of muscle M62 Other disorders of muscle M63 Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis M66 Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon M67 Other disorders of synovium and tendon M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure M71 Other bursopathies M72 Fibroblastic disorders M75 Shoulder lesions M76 Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot M77 Other enthesopathies M79 Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified M80 Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture M81 Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture M83 Adult osteomalacia M84 Disorder of continuity of bone M85 Other disorders of bone density and structure M86 Osteomyelitis M87 Osteonecrosis M88 Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone] M89 Other disorders of bone M90 Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere M91 Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis M92 Other juvenile osteochondrosis M93 Other osteochondropathies M94 Other disorders of cartilage M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified M97 Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint M99 Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified
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