M02.172 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left ankle and foot
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 M02.17 Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and foot
Applicable to
- Postdysenteric arthropathy, tarsus, metatarsus 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)
711.37 Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and foot (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to M02.172
Back-references to M02
- Type 1 Excludes:
M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere ("postinfective arthropathy (M02.-)")
Nearby codes
M02.161 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right kneeM02.162 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left kneeM02.169 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified kneeM02.17 Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and footM02.171 Postdysenteric arthropathy, right ankle and footM02.172 Postdysenteric arthropathy, left ankle and foot (this code)M02.179 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified ankle and footM02.18 Postdysenteric arthropathy, vertebraeM02.19 Postdysenteric arthropathy, multiple sitesM02.2 Postimmunization arthropathyM02.20 Postimmunization arthropathy, unspecified site