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M00.8

M00.8: Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M00.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code (B96) to identify bacteria

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M00.8

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 M00.8

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under M00

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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