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HomeICD-10 CodesM01
ICD-10-CM
Non-billable

M01

Classification
Category:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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Coding Guidance
M01 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Excludes 1
A69.23
arthropathy in Lyme disease
A54.42
gonococcal arthritis
A39.83
meningococcal arthritis
B26.85
mumps arthritis
M02
postinfective arthropathy
A39.84
postmeningococcal arthritis
M02.3
reactive arthritis
B06.82
rubella arthritis
D86.86
sarcoidosis arthritis
A01.04
typhoid fever arthritis
A18.01
tuberculosis arthritis
A18.02
tuberculosis arthritis
Excludes 2
L40.5
arthropathic psoriasis
P04-P96
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
A00-B99
certain infectious and parasitic diseases
T79
compartment syndrome (traumatic)
O00
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O9A
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Q00-Q99
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities
E00-E88
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
S00-T88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
C00-D49
neoplasms
R00-R94
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Use Additional Code
From M00-M99
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More Specific Codes

M01.X
Direct infection of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov