M01.X4 Direct infection of hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Direct infection of metacarpus and phalanges in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Applies from M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes1 (never code together)

• arthropathy in Lyme disease (A69.23)
• gonococcal arthritis (A54.42)
• meningococcal arthritis (A39.83)
• mumps arthritis (B26.85)
• postinfective arthropathy (M02.-)
• postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84)
• reactive arthritis (M02.3)
• rubella arthritis (B06.82)
• sarcoidosis arthritis (D86.86)
• typhoid fever arthritis (A01.04)
• tuberculosis arthritis (A18.01-A18.02)

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• leprosy [Hansen's disease] (A30.-)
• mycoses (B35-B49)
• O'nyong-nyong fever (A92.1)
• paratyphoid fever (A01.1-A01.4)

Codes under M01.X4

• M01.X41 Direct infection of right hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X42 Direct infection of left hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X49 Direct infection of unspecified hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Code annotations containing back-references to M01.X4

Back-references to M01

• Type 1 Excludes: M02 Postinfective and reactive arthropathies ("direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M01.-)")

Nearby codes

• M01.X29 Direct infection of unspecified elbow in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X3 Direct infection of wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X31 Direct infection of right wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X32 Direct infection of left wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X39 Direct infection of unspecified wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X4 Direct infection of hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (this code)
• M01.X41 Direct infection of right hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X42 Direct infection of left hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X49 Direct infection of unspecified hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X5 Direct infection of hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X51 Direct infection of right hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere