M02.08 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, vertebrae

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from M02 Postinfective and reactive arthropathies

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Behçet's disease (M35.2)
• direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M01.-)
• postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84)
• mumps arthritis (B26.85)
• rubella arthritis (B06.82)
• syphilis arthritis (late) (A52.77)
• rheumatic fever (I00)
• tabetic arthropathy [Charcôt's] (A52.16)

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• congenital syphilis [Clutton's joints] (A50.5)
• enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica (A04.6)
• infective endocarditis (I33.0)
• viral hepatitis (B15-B19)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 553-554 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 713.1 Arthropathy associated with gastrointestinal conditions other than infections (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M02.08

Back-references to M02.0

• Type 2 Excludes: M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified ("arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)")

Back-references to M02

• Type 1 Excludes: M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("postinfective arthropathy (M02.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M02.08

• Arthropathy › following intestinal bypass › vertebra

Nearby codes

• M02.069 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified knee
• M02.07 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, ankle and foot
• M02.071 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, right ankle and foot
• M02.072 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, left ankle and foot
• M02.079 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified ankle and foot
• M02.08 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, vertebrae (this code)
• M02.09 Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, multiple sites
• M02.1 Postdysenteric arthropathy
• M02.10 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified site
• M02.11 Postdysenteric arthropathy, shoulder
• M02.111 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right shoulder