ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00–M99
M00.19
Pneumococcal polyarthritis
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- M00.19
- Type
- Billable code
- 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 M00.19 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of pneumococcal polyarthritis. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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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