M00.02 Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M00 Pyogenic arthritis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis (T84.5-)

Applies from M00.0 Staphylococcal arthritis and polyarthritis

Use additional code

• code (B95.61-B95.8) to identify bacterial agent

Codes under M00.02

• M00.021 Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow
• M00.022 Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow
• M00.029 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow

Diagnosis Index entries for M00.02

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › staphylococcal › elbow

Nearby codes

• M00.00 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified joint
• M00.01 Staphylococcal arthritis, shoulder
• M00.011 Staphylococcal arthritis, right shoulder
• M00.012 Staphylococcal arthritis, left shoulder
• M00.019 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder
• M00.02 Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow (this code)
• M00.021 Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow
• M00.022 Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow
• M00.029 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
• M00.03 Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist
• M00.031 Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist