M01.X6 Direct infection of knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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.X6

• M01.X61 Direct infection of right knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X62 Direct infection of left knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X69 Direct infection of unspecified knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Code annotations containing back-references to M01.X6

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.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
• M01.X52 Direct infection of left hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X59 Direct infection of unspecified hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X6 Direct infection of knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (this code)
• M01.X61 Direct infection of right knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X62 Direct infection of left knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X69 Direct infection of unspecified knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X7 Direct infection of ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
• M01.X71 Direct infection of right ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere