M00.0 — Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis
Is M00.0 billable?
No — M00.0 is a non-billable header code.
M00.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 24 billable codes beneath M00.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M00.00Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- M00.08Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae
- M00.09Staphylococcal polyarthritis
- 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
M00.0 at a glance
| Code | M00.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside M00.0 to fully describe the condition. M00.0 is sequenced first.
- code (B95.61-B95.8) to identify bacterial agent
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M00.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M00.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M00
The conditions below are not part of M00.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M00.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)
What codes fall under M00.0? (10)
- M00.00Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- M00.01Staphylococcal arthritis, shouldernot billable
- M00.02Staphylococcal arthritis, elbownot billable
- M00.03Staphylococcal arthritis, wristnot billable
- M00.04Staphylococcal arthritis, handnot billable
- M00.05Staphylococcal arthritis, hipnot billable
- M00.06Staphylococcal arthritis, kneenot billable
- M00.07Staphylococcal arthritis, ankle and footnot billable
- M00.08Staphylococcal arthritis, vertebrae
- M00.09Staphylococcal polyarthritis
How long has M00.0 existed?
M00.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.