ICD-10-CM › M02 › M02.1 › M02.17 M02.179 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified ankle and footBillable 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)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 M02.179 Back-references to M02 Type 1 Excludes: M01 Nearby codes M02.162M02.169M02.17M02.171M02.172M02.179 Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified ankle and foot (this code)M02.18M02.19M02.2M02.20M02.21