M01 Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Category / Non-billable header 32 subcodes

Block: Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • arthropathy in Lyme disease (A69.23)
  • gonococcal arthritis (A54.42)
  • meningococcal arthritis (A39.83)
  • mumps arthritis (B26.85)
  • postinfective arthropathy (M02.-)
  • postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.84)
  • reactive arthritis (M02.3)
  • rubella arthritis (B06.82)
  • sarcoidosis arthritis (D86.86)
  • typhoid fever arthritis (A01.04)
  • tuberculosis arthritis (A18.01-A18.02)

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • leprosy [Hansen's disease] (A30.-)
  • mycoses (B35-B49)
  • O'nyong-nyong fever (A92.1)
  • paratyphoid fever (A01.1-A01.4)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
M01..X Direct infection of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X0 Direct infection of unspecified joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X1 Direct infection of shoulder joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X11 Direct infection of right shoulder in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X12 Direct infection of left shoulder in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X19 Direct infection of unspecified shoulder in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X2 Direct infection of elbow in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X21 Direct infection of right elbow in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X22 Direct infection of left elbow in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X29 Direct infection of unspecified elbow in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X3 Direct infection of wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X31 Direct infection of right wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X32 Direct infection of left wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X39 Direct infection of unspecified wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X4 Direct infection of hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X41 Direct infection of right hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X42 Direct infection of left hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X49 Direct infection of unspecified hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X5 Direct infection of hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X51 Direct infection of right hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X52 Direct infection of left hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X59 Direct infection of unspecified hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X6 Direct infection of knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X61 Direct infection of right knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X62 Direct infection of left knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X69 Direct infection of unspecified knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X7 Direct infection of ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere No
M01..X71 Direct infection of right ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X72 Direct infection of left ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X79 Direct infection of unspecified ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X8 Direct infection of vertebrae in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes
M01..X9 Direct infection of multiple joints in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026