Code
Hierarchy
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M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Notes
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Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Code First
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underlying disease, such as:
- E85 Amyloidosis
- L51 Erythema multiforme
- L52 Erythema nodosum
- E83.11 Hemochromatosis
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hyperparathyroidism (E21.-)
- E21 Hyperparathyroidism and other disorders of parathyroid gland
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hypothyroidism (E00-E03)
- D57 Sickle-cell disorders
- E05 Thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism]
- K90.81 Whipple's disease
Excludes 1
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arthropathy in:
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diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .61-)
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hematological disorders (M36.2-M36.3)
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hypersensitivity reactions (M36.4)
- M36.4 Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere
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neoplastic disease (M36.1)
- M36.1 Arthropathy in neoplastic disease
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neurosyphillis (A52.16)
- A52.16 Charcôt's arthropathy (tabetic)
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sarcoidosis (D86.86)
- D86.86 Sarcoid arthropathy
- M07 Enteropathic arthropathies
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juvenile psoriatic arthropathy (L40.54)
- L40.54 Psoriatic juvenile arthropathy
- E78.81 Lipoid dermatoarthritis
Excludes 2
- L40.5 Arthropathic psoriasis
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)