ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00–M99
M02.072
Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left ankle and foot
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- M02.072
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 13 — Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Category
- M02 — Postinfective and reactive arthropathies
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM M02.072 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left ankle and foot. 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 M02
- M02Postinfective and reactive arthropathies
- M02.0Arthropathy following intestinal bypass
- M02.00Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified site
- M02.01Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, shoulder
- M02.011Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right shoulder
- M02.012Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left shoulder
- M02.019Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified shoulder
- M02.02Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, elbow
- M02.021Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right elbow
- M02.022Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left elbow
- M02.029Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified elbow
- M02.03Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, wrist
- M02.031Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right wrist
- M02.032Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left wrist
- M02.039Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified wrist
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