ICD-10-CM M02: Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for M02

Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

Coding Notes & Guidelines for M02

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • 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)
Code First
  • underlying disease, such as:
  • congenital syphilis [Clutton's joints] (A50.5)
  • enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica (A04.6)
  • infective endocarditis (I33.0)
  • viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
Inclusion Terms

Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, carpal bones

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Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, metacarpals and phalanges

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Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges

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Postdysenteric arthropathy, carpal bones

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Postdysenteric arthropathy, metacarpus and phalanges

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Postdysenteric arthropathy, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges

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Postimmunization arthropathy, carpal bones

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Postimmunization arthropathy, metacarpus and phalanges

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Postimmunization arthropathy, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges

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Reactive arthritis

Inclusion Terms

Reiter's disease, carpal bones

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Reiter's disease, metacarpus and phalanges

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Reiter's disease, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges

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Other reactive arthropathies, carpal bones

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Other reactive arthropathies, metacarpus and phalanges

Inclusion Terms

Other reactive arthropathies, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for M02):

M02.0 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass M02.00 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified site M02.01 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, shoulder M02.011 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right shoulder M02.012 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left shoulder M02.019 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified shoulder M02.02 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, elbow M02.021 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right elbow M02.022 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left elbow M02.029 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified elbow M02.03 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, wrist M02.031 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right wrist M02.032 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left wrist M02.039 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified wrist M02.04 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, hand M02.041 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right hand M02.042 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left hand M02.049 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified hand M02.05 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, hip M02.051 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right hip M02.052 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left hip M02.059 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified hip M02.06 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, knee M02.061 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right knee M02.062 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left knee M02.069 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified knee M02.07 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, ankle and foot M02.071 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right ankle and foot M02.072 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left ankle and foot M02.079 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified ankle and foot M02.08 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, vertebrae M02.09 - Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, multiple sites M02.1 - Postdysenteric arthropathy M02.10 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified site M02.11 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, shoulder M02.111 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right shoulder M02.112 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left shoulder M02.119 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified shoulder M02.12 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, elbow M02.121 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right elbow M02.122 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left elbow M02.129 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified elbow M02.13 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, wrist M02.131 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right wrist M02.132 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left wrist M02.139 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified wrist M02.14 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, hand M02.141 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hand M02.142 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hand M02.149 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified hand M02.15 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, hip M02.151 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hip M02.152 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hip M02.159 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified hip M02.16 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, knee M02.161 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right knee M02.162 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left knee M02.169 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified knee M02.17 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and foot M02.171 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, right ankle and foot M02.172 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, left ankle and foot M02.179 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified ankle and foot M02.18 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, vertebrae M02.19 - Postdysenteric arthropathy, multiple sites M02.2 - Postimmunization arthropathy M02.20 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified site M02.21 - Postimmunization arthropathy, shoulder M02.211 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right shoulder M02.212 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left shoulder M02.219 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified shoulder M02.22 - Postimmunization arthropathy, elbow M02.221 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right elbow M02.222 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left elbow M02.229 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified elbow M02.23 - Postimmunization arthropathy, wrist M02.231 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right wrist M02.232 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left wrist M02.239 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified wrist M02.24 - Postimmunization arthropathy, hand M02.241 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right hand M02.242 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left hand M02.249 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified hand M02.25 - Postimmunization arthropathy, hip M02.251 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right hip M02.252 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left hip M02.259 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified hip M02.26 - Postimmunization arthropathy, knee M02.261 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right knee M02.262 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left knee M02.269 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified knee M02.27 - Postimmunization arthropathy, ankle and foot M02.271 - Postimmunization arthropathy, right ankle and foot M02.272 - Postimmunization arthropathy, left ankle and foot M02.279 - Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified ankle and foot M02.28 - Postimmunization arthropathy, vertebrae M02.29 - Postimmunization arthropathy, multiple sites M02.3 - Reiter's disease M02.30 - Reiter's disease, unspecified site M02.31 - Reiter's disease, shoulder M02.311 - Reiter's disease, right shoulder M02.312 - Reiter's disease, left shoulder M02.319 - Reiter's disease, unspecified shoulder M02.32 - Reiter's disease, elbow M02.321 - Reiter's disease, right elbow M02.322 - Reiter's disease, left elbow M02.329 - Reiter's disease, unspecified elbow M02.33 - Reiter's disease, wrist M02.331 - Reiter's disease, right wrist M02.332 - Reiter's disease, left wrist M02.339 - Reiter's disease, unspecified wrist M02.34 - Reiter's disease, hand M02.341 - Reiter's disease, right hand M02.342 - Reiter's disease, left hand M02.349 - Reiter's disease, unspecified hand M02.35 - Reiter's disease, hip M02.351 - Reiter's disease, right hip M02.352 - Reiter's disease, left hip M02.359 - Reiter's disease, unspecified hip M02.36 - Reiter's disease, knee M02.361 - Reiter's disease, right knee M02.362 - Reiter's disease, left knee M02.369 - Reiter's disease, unspecified knee M02.37 - Reiter's disease, ankle and foot M02.371 - Reiter's disease, right ankle and foot M02.372 - Reiter's disease, left ankle and foot M02.379 - Reiter's disease, unspecified ankle and foot M02.38 - Reiter's disease, vertebrae M02.39 - Reiter's disease, multiple sites M02.8 - Other reactive arthropathies M02.80 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified site M02.81 - Other reactive arthropathies, shoulder M02.811 - Other reactive arthropathies, right shoulder M02.812 - Other reactive arthropathies, left shoulder M02.819 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified shoulder M02.82 - Other reactive arthropathies, elbow M02.821 - Other reactive arthropathies, right elbow M02.822 - Other reactive arthropathies, left elbow M02.829 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified elbow M02.83 - Other reactive arthropathies, wrist M02.831 - Other reactive arthropathies, right wrist M02.832 - Other reactive arthropathies, left wrist M02.839 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified wrist M02.84 - Other reactive arthropathies, hand M02.841 - Other reactive arthropathies, right hand M02.842 - Other reactive arthropathies, left hand M02.849 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified hand M02.85 - Other reactive arthropathies, hip M02.851 - Other reactive arthropathies, right hip M02.852 - Other reactive arthropathies, left hip M02.859 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified hip M02.86 - Other reactive arthropathies, knee M02.861 - Other reactive arthropathies, right knee M02.862 - Other reactive arthropathies, left knee M02.869 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified knee M02.87 - Other reactive arthropathies, ankle and foot M02.871 - Other reactive arthropathies, right ankle and foot M02.872 - Other reactive arthropathies, left ankle and foot M02.879 - Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified ankle and foot M02.88 - Other reactive arthropathies, vertebrae M02.89 - Other reactive arthropathies, multiple sites M02.9 - Reactive arthropathy, unspecified

About ICD-10-CM Code M02 (Postinfective and reactive arthropathies)

ICD-10-CM code M02 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM M02 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about M02 - Postinfective and reactive arthropathies. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Postinfective and reactive arthropathies.