M36.3 Arthropathy in other blood disorders

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• disease of blood and blood-forming organs, unspecified (D75.9)
• other hemoglobinopathies (D58.2)
• thalassemia (D56.-)

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 M36.3

Back-references to M36.3

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

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 M36.3

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › in (due to) › hemoglobinopathy NEC
• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › in (due to) › thalassemia NEC
• Arthropathy › in (due to) › blood disorder NOS
• Arthropathy › in (due to) › hemoglobinopathy 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
• M36.3 Arthropathy in other blood disorders (this code)
• M36.4 Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere
• M36.8 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere