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M02.9

M02.9: Reactive arthropathy, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

M02.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for reactive arthropathy, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M02.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M02: Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

  • Behçet's disease (M35.2)
  • direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M01.-)
  • postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84)
  • mumps arthritis (B26.85)
  • rubella arthritis (B06.82)
  • syphilis arthritis (late) (A52.77)
  • rheumatic fever (I00)
  • tabetic arthropathy [Charcôt's] (A52.16)

Other codes that can never be billed with M02.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M01Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

M02.9 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 92 Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis0.479 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

M02.9 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Arthropathy›reactive

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under M02

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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