A69.23 Arthritis due to Lyme disease

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from A69.2 Lyme disease

Applicable to

• Erythema chronicum migrans due to Borrelia burgdorferi

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 92 — Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 39 — Bone/Joint/Muscle Infections/Necrosis
• ESRD V24: HCC 39

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 867-869 in MDC 18.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 088.81 Lyme Disease (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A69.23

Back-references to A69.23

• Type 1 Excludes: M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("arthropathy in Lyme disease (A69.23)")

Back-references to A69.2

• Type 2 Excludes: A68 Relapsing fevers ("Lyme disease (A69.2-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A69.23

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › due to or associated with › Lyme disease
• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › in (due to) › Lyme disease

Nearby codes

• A69.1 Other Vincent's infections
• A69.2 Lyme disease
• A69.20 Lyme disease, unspecified
• A69.21 Meningitis due to Lyme disease
• A69.22 Other neurologic disorders in Lyme disease
• A69.23 Arthritis due to Lyme disease (this code)
• A69.29 Other conditions associated with Lyme disease
• A69.8 Other specified spirochetal infections
• A69.9 Spirochetal infection, unspecified