M00.03 Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Staphylococcal arthritis of carpal bones

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 M00.03

• M00.031 Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist
• M00.032 Staphylococcal arthritis, left wrist
• M00.039 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist

Diagnosis Index entries for M00.03

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

Nearby codes

• M00.019 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified shoulder
• M00.02 Staphylococcal arthritis, elbow
• M00.021 Staphylococcal arthritis, right elbow
• M00.022 Staphylococcal arthritis, left elbow
• M00.029 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
• M00.03 Staphylococcal arthritis, wrist (this code)
• M00.031 Staphylococcal arthritis, right wrist
• M00.032 Staphylococcal arthritis, left wrist
• M00.039 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist
• M00.04 Staphylococcal arthritis, hand
• M00.041 Staphylococcal arthritis, right hand