M00.82 — Arthritis due to other bacteria, elbow
Is M00.82 billable?
No — M00.82 is a non-billable header code. M00.82 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 3 billable codes beneath M00.82.
M00.82 at a glance
| Code | M00.82 |
|---|---|
| Description | Arthritis due to other bacteria, elbow |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M00.82 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M00.82. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Arthritis, arthritic › pyogenic or pyemic › bacterial NEC › elbow (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
Use additional code — inherited from M00.8
Report an additional code alongside M00.82 to fully describe the condition. M00.82 is sequenced first.
- code (B96) to identify bacteria
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M00.82, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M00.82 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 M00.82, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M00.82 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)
What codes fall under M00.82? (3)
How long has M00.82 existed?
M00.82 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.
What other codes are in the M00.8 family? (9)
- M00.80Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified joint
- M00.81Arthritis due to other bacteria, shouldernot billable
- M00.83Arthritis due to other bacteria, wristnot billable
- M00.84Arthritis due to other bacteria, handnot billable
- M00.85Arthritis due to other bacteria, hipnot billable
- M00.86Arthritis due to other bacteria, kneenot billable
- M00.87Arthritis due to other bacteria, ankle and footnot billable
- M00.88Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae
- M00.89Polyarthritis due to other bacteria