ICD-10-CM › M02 › M02.1 › M02.16 M02.169 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified kneeBillable 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) 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) 711.36 Postdysenteric arthropathy, lower leg (approximate)Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026)) Unspecified code (laterality) : Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.Code annotations containing back-references to M02.169 Back-references to M02 Type 1 Excludes: M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("postinfective arthropathy (M02.-)") Nearby codes M02.152 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left hipM02.159 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified hipM02.16 Postdysenteric arthropathy, kneeM02.161 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right kneeM02.162 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left kneeM02.169 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified knee (this code)M02.17 Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and footM02.171 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right ankle and footM02.172 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left ankle and footM02.179 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified ankle and footM02.18 Postdysenteric arthropathy, vertebrae