M43

Classification

Category:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

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Coding Guidance

M43 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

Excludes 1

Excludes 2

arthropathic psoriasis

L40.5

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

P04-P96

certain infectious and parasitic diseases

A00-B99

compartment syndrome (traumatic)

T79.A

complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O00

congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities

Q00-Q99

endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

E00-E88

injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

S00-T88

neoplasms

C00-D49

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

R00-R94

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