M00.24 Other streptococcal arthritis, hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Other streptococcal arthritis metacarpus and phalanges

Applies from M00 Pyogenic arthritis

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Applies from M00.2 Other streptococcal arthritis and polyarthritis

Use additional code

• code (B95.0-B95.2, B95.4-B95.5) to identify bacterial agent

Codes under M00.24

• M00.241 Other streptococcal arthritis, right hand
• M00.242 Other streptococcal arthritis, left hand
• M00.249 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hand

Diagnosis Index entries for M00.24

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › streptococcal NEC › hand joint

Nearby codes

• M00.229 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified elbow
• M00.23 Other streptococcal arthritis, wrist
• M00.231 Other streptococcal arthritis, right wrist
• M00.232 Other streptococcal arthritis, left wrist
• M00.239 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified wrist
• M00.24 Other streptococcal arthritis, hand (this code)
• M00.241 Other streptococcal arthritis, right hand
• M00.242 Other streptococcal arthritis, left hand
• M00.249 Other streptococcal arthritis, unspecified hand
• M00.25 Other streptococcal arthritis, hip
• M00.251 Other streptococcal arthritis, right hip