M00.87 Arthritis due to other bacteria, ankle and foot

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Arthritis due to other bacteria, tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges

Applies from M00 Pyogenic arthritis

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

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

Use additional code

• code (B96) to identify bacteria

Codes under M00.87

• M00.871 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right ankle and foot
• M00.872 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left ankle and foot
• M00.879 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified ankle and foot

Diagnosis Index entries for M00.87

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

Nearby codes

• M00.859 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified hip
• M00.86 Arthritis due to other bacteria, knee
• M00.861 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right knee
• M00.862 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left knee
• M00.869 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified knee
• M00.87 Arthritis due to other bacteria, ankle and foot (this code)
• M00.871 Arthritis due to other bacteria, right ankle and foot
• M00.872 Arthritis due to other bacteria, left ankle and foot
• M00.879 Arthritis due to other bacteria, unspecified ankle and foot
• M00.88 Arthritis due to other bacteria, vertebrae
• M00.89 Polyarthritis due to other bacteria