M00-M99

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Chapter 13

Covers diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue including arthropathies, dorsopathies, and osteoporosis.

Additional Information

From parent codes: M00-M99 (Chapter 13)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M00-M99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom M00-M99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Codes in this Chapter (78)

M00Pyogenic arthritis5 codesM01Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere1 codesM02Postinfective and reactive arthropathies6 codesM04Autoinflammatory syndromes4 codesM05Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor10 codesM06Other rheumatoid arthritis7 codesM07Enteropathic arthropathies1 codesM08Juvenile arthritis7 codesM10Gout6 codesM11Other crystal arthropathies5 codesM12Other and unspecified arthropathy8 codesM13Other arthritis3 codesM14Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere2 codesM15Polyosteoarthritis7 codesM16Osteoarthritis of hip9 codesM17Osteoarthritis of knee7 codesM18Osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint7 codesM19Other and unspecified osteoarthritis4 codesM20Acquired deformities of fingers and toes7 codesM21Other acquired deformities of limbs10 codesM22Disorder of patella7 codesM23Internal derangement of knee8 codesM24Other specific joint derangements10 codesM25Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified10 codesM26Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]10 codesM27Other diseases of jaws9 codesM30Polyarteritis nodosa and related conditions5 codesM31Other necrotizing vasculopathies10 codesM32Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)4 codesM33Dermatopolymyositis4 codesM34Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]5 codesM35Other systemic involvement of connective tissue10 codesM36Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere6 codesM40Kyphosis and lordosis6 codesM41Scoliosis8 codesM42Spinal osteochondrosis3 codesM43Other deforming dorsopathies9 codesM45Ankylosing spondylitis11 codesM46Other inflammatory spondylopathies8 codesM47Spondylosis5 codesM48Other spondylopathies8 codesM49Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere1 codesM50Cervical disc disorders6 codesM51Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders8 codesM53Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified6 codesM54Dorsalgia9 codesM60Myositis5 codesM61Calcification and ossification of muscle7 codesM62Other disorders of muscle8 codesM63Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere1 codesM65Synovitis and tenosynovitis7 codesM66Spontaneous rupture of synovium and tendon6 codesM67Other disorders of synovium and tendon7 codesM70Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure10 codesM71Other bursopathies8 codesM72Fibroblastic disorders7 codesM75Shoulder lesions8 codesM76Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot10 codesM77Other enthesopathies8 codesM79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified11 codesM80Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture2 codesM81Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture3 codesM83Adult osteomalacia8 codesM84Disorder of continuity of bone7 codesM85Other disorders of bone density and structure9 codesM86Osteomyelitis9 codesM87Osteonecrosis6 codesM88Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone]4 codesM89Other disorders of bone10 codesM90Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere3 codesM91Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis7 codesM92Other juvenile osteochondrosis10 codesM93Other osteochondropathies5 codesM94Other disorders of cartilage6 codesM95Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue8 codesM96Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified9 codesM97Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint7 codesM99Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified10 codes