M00.9

Applicable To

• Infective arthritis NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute infective arthritis

• Acute infective polyarthritis

• Chronic infective arthritis

• Infective arthritis

• Infective arthritis of ankle

• Infective arthritis of bilateral ankles

• Infective arthritis of bilateral elbows

• Infective arthritis of bilateral feet

• Infective arthritis of bilateral hands

• Infective arthritis of bilateral hips

• Infective arthritis of bilateral knees

• Infective arthritis of bilateral shoulders

• Infective arthritis of bilateral wrists

• Infective arthritis of elbow

• Infective arthritis of foot

• Infective arthritis of hip

• Infective arthritis of knee

• Infective arthritis of left ankle

• Infective arthritis of left elbow

• Infective arthritis of left foot

• Infective arthritis of left hand

• Infective arthritis of left hip

• Infective arthritis of left knee

• Infective arthritis of left shoulder

• Infective arthritis of left wrist

• Infective arthritis of right ankle

• Infective arthritis of right elbow

• Infective arthritis of right foot

• Infective arthritis of right hand

• Infective arthritis of right hip

• Infective arthritis of right knee

• Infective arthritis of right shoulder

• Infective arthritis of right wrist

• Infective polyarthritis

• Pyogenic septic) arthritis

• Subacute infective arthritis

• Subacute infective polyarthritis

• Suppurative arthritis

Clinical Information

• Arthritis caused by bacteria, rickettsiae, mycoplasmas, viruses, fungi, or parasites; bacterial arthritis is frequently caused by staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, borrelia, and neisseria gonorrhoeae; viral arthritis is less common than bacterial arthritis and may be a manifestation of such viral diseases as mumps, rubella, hepatitis, etc.

• Arthritis caused by bacteria; rickettsia; mycoplasma; viruses; fungi; or parasites.

• Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in your joints. Joints are places where two bones meet, such as your elbow or knee. Infectious arthritis is an infection in the joint. The infection comes from a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that spreads from another part of the body. Besides the usual arthritis symptoms, it can cause chills and fever.one type of infectious arthritis is reactive arthritis. It is inflammation of a joint in reaction to an infection somewhere else in your body. The joint is usually the knee, ankle, or toe. The infection that causes reactive arthritis is often in the bladder, urethra urine tube), or for women, in the vagina. Sexually transmitted or food-borne bacteria can cause reactive arthritis.to diagnose infectious arthritis, your health care provider may do tests of your blood, urine, and joint fluid. Treatment includes medicines and sometimes surgery.

Details

• M00.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M00.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M00.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 M00.9 may differ.