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
Risk adjustment
M00.23 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M00.23
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M00.2. If M00.23 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M00.20Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
- M00.21Other streptococcal arthritis, shoulder
- M00.22Other streptococcal arthritis, elbow
- M00.24Other streptococcal arthritis, hand
- M00.25Other streptococcal arthritis, hip
- M00.26Other streptococcal arthritis, knee
- M00.27Other streptococcal arthritis, ankle and foot
- M00.28Other streptococcal arthritis, vertebrae
- M00.29Other streptococcal polyarthritis
Questions about M00.23
- Is M00.23 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M00.23 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M00.23 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02).