M36.2 Hemophilic arthropathy

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Hemarthrosis in hemophilic arthropathy

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• factor VIII deficiency (D66)
• with vascular defect (D68.0-)
• factor IX deficiency (D67)
• hemophilia (classical) (D66)
• hemophilia B (D67)
• hemophilia C (D68.1)

Applies from M36 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes2 (not included here)

• arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M14.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 713.2 Arthropathy associated with hematological disorders (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Manifestation codes as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and are not allowed as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to M36.2

Back-references to M36.2

• Type 1 Excludes: M14 Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere ("hematological disorders (M36.2-M36.3)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M25.0 Hemarthrosis ("hemophilic arthropathy (M36.2)")

Back-references to M36

• Type 2 Excludes: I77 Other disorders of arteries and arterioles ("collagen (vascular) diseases (M30-M36)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified ("pulmonary eosinophilia due to systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)")
• Code First: J84.170 Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere ("systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)")
• Type 1 Excludes: L94 Other localized connective tissue disorders ("systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M36.2

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › due to or associated with › hemophilia
• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › in (due to) › hemophilia NEC
• Arthropathy › hemophilic NEC
• Arthropathy › in (due to) › hemophilia NEC

Nearby codes

• M36 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
• M36.0 Dermato(poly)myositis in neoplastic disease
• M36.1 Arthropathy in neoplastic disease
• M36.2 Hemophilic arthropathy (this code)
• M36.3 Arthropathy in other blood disorders
• M36.4 Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere
• M36.8 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere