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M00.23

M00.23: Other streptococcal arthritis, wrist

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M00.23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other streptococcal arthritis, wrist. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Other streptococcal arthritis of carpal bones

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M00.23

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on M00: Pyogenic arthritis

  • infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M00.23

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under M00.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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