M00.06 Staphylococcal arthritis, knee

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 M00.06

• M00.061 Staphylococcal arthritis, right knee
• M00.062 Staphylococcal arthritis, left knee
• M00.069 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified knee

Diagnosis Index entries for M00.06

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

Nearby codes

• M00.049 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hand
• M00.05 Staphylococcal arthritis, hip
• M00.051 Staphylococcal arthritis, right hip
• M00.052 Staphylococcal arthritis, left hip
• M00.059 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified hip
• M00.06 Staphylococcal arthritis, knee (this code)
• M00.061 Staphylococcal arthritis, right knee
• M00.062 Staphylococcal arthritis, left knee
• M00.069 Staphylococcal arthritis, unspecified knee
• M00.07 Staphylococcal arthritis, ankle and foot
• M00.071 Staphylococcal arthritis, right ankle and foot