M00.83 Arthritis due to other bacteria, wrist

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Arthritis due to other bacteria, carpal bones

Applies from M00 Pyogenic arthritis

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Applies from M00.8 Arthritis and polyarthritis due to other bacteria

Use additional code

• code (B96) to identify bacteria

Codes under M00.83

• M00.831 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right wrist
• M00.832 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left wrist
• M00.839 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified wrist

Diagnosis Index entries for M00.83

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › pyogenic or pyemic (any site except spine) › bacterial NEC › wrist

Nearby codes

• M00.819 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified shoulder
• M00.82 Arthritis due to other bacteria, elbow
• M00.821 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right elbow
• M00.822 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left elbow
• M00.829 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified elbow
• M00.83 Arthritis due to other bacteria, wrist (this code)
• M00.831 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right wrist
• M00.832 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left wrist
• M00.839 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified wrist
• M00.84 Arthritis due to other bacteria, hand
• M00.841 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hand