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ICD-10-CM category M00: Pyogenic arthritis

Category M00 is a heading in chapter 13 (Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)), section Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02). It is not billable; report one of the 97 complete codes below.

Notes that apply to every M00 code

Excludes2 (not part of this condition, may be coded together)
  • infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)

Billable codes in M00

Billable FY2027 ICD-10-CM codes in category M00
CodeDescription
M00.00Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
M00.011Staphylococcal arthritis, right shoulder
M00.012Staphylococcal arthritis, left shoulder
M00.019Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder
M00.021Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow
M00.022Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow
M00.029Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
M00.031Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist
M00.032Staphylococcal arthritis, left wrist
M00.039Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist
M00.041Staphylococcal arthritis, right hand
M00.042Staphylococcal arthritis, left hand
M00.049Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hand
M00.051Staphylococcal arthritis, right hip
M00.052Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip
M00.059Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hip
M00.061Staphylococcal arthritis, right knee
M00.062Staphylococcal arthritis, left knee
M00.069Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified knee
M00.071Staphylococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot
M00.072Staphylococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot
M00.079Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot
M00.08Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae
M00.09Staphylococcal polyarthritis
M00.10Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
M00.111Pneumococcal arthritis, right shoulder
M00.112Pneumococcal arthritis, left shoulder
M00.119Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder
M00.121Pneumococcal arthritis, right elbow
M00.122Pneumococcal arthritis, left elbow
M00.129Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
M00.131Pneumococcal arthritis, right wrist
M00.132Pneumococcal arthritis, left wrist
M00.139Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist
M00.141Pneumococcal arthritis, right hand
M00.142Pneumococcal arthritis, left hand
M00.149Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified hand
M00.151Pneumococcal arthritis, right hip
M00.152Pneumococcal arthritis, left hip
M00.159Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified hip
M00.161Pneumococcal arthritis, right knee
M00.162Pneumococcal arthritis, left knee
M00.169Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified knee
M00.171Pneumococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot
M00.172Pneumococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot
M00.179Pneumococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot
M00.18Pneumococcal arthritis, vertebrae
M00.19Pneumococcal polyarthritis
M00.20Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
M00.211Other streptococcal arthritis, right shoulder
M00.212Other streptococcal arthritis, left shoulder
M00.219Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder
M00.221Other streptococcal arthritis, right elbow
M00.222Other streptococcal arthritis, left elbow
M00.229Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
M00.231Other streptococcal arthritis, right wrist
M00.232Other streptococcal arthritis, left wrist
M00.239Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist
M00.241Other streptococcal arthritis, right hand
M00.242Other streptococcal arthritis, left hand
M00.249Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hand
M00.251Other streptococcal arthritis, right hip
M00.252Other streptococcal arthritis, left hip
M00.259Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hip
M00.261Other streptococcal arthritis, right knee
M00.262Other streptococcal arthritis, left knee
M00.269Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified knee
M00.271Other streptococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot
M00.272Other streptococcal arthritis, left ankle and foot
M00.279Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot
M00.28Other streptococcal arthritis, vertebrae
M00.29Other streptococcal polyarthritis
M00.80Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified joint
M00.811Arthritis due to other bacteria, right shoulder
M00.812Arthritis due to other bacteria, left shoulder
M00.819Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified shoulder
M00.821Arthritis due to other bacteria, right elbow
M00.822Arthritis due to other bacteria, left elbow
M00.829Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified elbow
M00.831Arthritis due to other bacteria, right wrist
M00.832Arthritis due to other bacteria, left wrist
M00.839Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified wrist
M00.841Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hand
M00.842Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hand
M00.849Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hand
M00.851Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hip
M00.852Arthritis due to other bacteria, left hip
M00.859Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hip
M00.861Arthritis due to other bacteria, right knee
M00.862Arthritis due to other bacteria, left knee
M00.869Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified knee
M00.871Arthritis due to other bacteria, right ankle and foot
M00.872Arthritis due to other bacteria, left ankle and foot
M00.879Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified ankle and foot
M00.88Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae
M00.89Polyarthritis due to other bacteria
M00.9Pyogenic arthritis, unspecified

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.

Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.