ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00–M99
M00.14
Pneumococcal arthritis, hand
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- M00.14
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 13 — Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Category
- M00 — Pyogenic arthritis
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM M00.14 is a category (header) for pneumococcal arthritis, hand. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in M00
- M00Pyogenic arthritis
- M00.0Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
- M00.00Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- M00.01Staphylococcal arthritis, shoulder
- M00.011Staphylococcal arthritis, right shoulder
- M00.012Staphylococcal arthritis, left shoulder
- M00.019Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder
- M00.02Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow
- M00.021Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow
- M00.022Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow
- M00.029Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
- M00.03Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist
- M00.031Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist
- M00.032Staphylococcal arthritis, left wrist
- M00.039Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist
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