Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Infectious arthropathies
Autoinflammatory syndromes
Inflammatory polyarthropathies
Osteoarthritis
Other joint disorders
Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw
Systemic connective tissue disorders
Deforming dorsopathies
Spondylopathies
Other dorsopathies
Disorders of muscles
Disorders of synovium and tendon
Other soft tissue disorders
Disorders of bone density and structure
Other osteopathies
Chondropathies
Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint
Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified