M02.141 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hand

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

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)

Applies from M02.14 Postdysenteric arthropathy, hand

Applicable to

• Postdysenteric arthropathy, metacarpus and phalanges

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 92 — Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 39 — Bone/Joint/Muscle Infections/Necrosis
• ESRD V24: HCC 39

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 711.34 Postdysenteric arthropathy, hand (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M02.141

Back-references to M02

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

Nearby codes

• M02.13 Postdysenteric arthropathy, wrist
• M02.131 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right wrist
• M02.132 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left wrist
• M02.139 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified wrist
• M02.14 Postdysenteric arthropathy, hand
• M02.141 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hand (this code)
• M02.142 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hand
• M02.149 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified hand
• M02.15 Postdysenteric arthropathy, hip
• M02.151 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right hip
• M02.152 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hip