M02.27
Postimmunization arthropathy, ankle and foot
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
M02code
Excludes1
- Behçet's disease (M35.2)M35.2
- direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M01.-)M01.-
- postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84)A39.84
- mumps arthritis (B26.85)B26.85
- rubella arthritis (B06.82)B06.82
- syphilis arthritis (late) (A52.77)A52.77
- rheumatic fever (I00)I00
- tabetic arthropathy [Charcôt's] (A52.16)A52.16
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
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 8
M02code
M02.27code
Inclusion terms
- Postimmunization arthropathy, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges
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
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M02.2
M02.20 Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified site M02.21 Postimmunization arthropathy, shoulder category M02.22 Postimmunization arthropathy, elbow category M02.23 Postimmunization arthropathy, wrist category M02.24 Postimmunization arthropathy, hand category M02.25 Postimmunization arthropathy, hip category M02.26 Postimmunization arthropathy, knee category M02.28 Postimmunization arthropathy, vertebrae M02.29 Postimmunization arthropathy, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 3
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