M00.0
Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 3
M00.0code
Use additional code
- code (B95.61-B95.8) to identify bacterial agentB95.61-B95.8B95.61-B95.8
M00-M25block
Includes
- Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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Alongside this code 4 same parent — M00
Subordinate codes 10
M00.00 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint M00.01 Staphylococcal arthritis, shoulder M00.02 Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow M00.03 Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist M00.04 Staphylococcal arthritis, hand M00.05 Staphylococcal arthritis, hip M00.06 Staphylococcal arthritis, knee M00.07 Staphylococcal arthritis, ankle and foot M00.08 Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae M00.09 Staphylococcal polyarthritis
Additional references
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