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M14.879 - Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ankle and foot

ICD-10-CM Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M05-M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14) · Subcategory of M14.87 · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Code FirstFrom M14.8

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • erythema multiforme (L51.-)
  • erythema nodosum (L52)
  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
  • hyperparathyroidism (E21.-)
  • hypothyroidism (E00-E03)
  • sickle-cell disorders (D57.-)
  • thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism] (E05.-)
  • Whipple's disease (K90.81)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom M14

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • arthropathy in:
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .61-)
  • hematological disorders (M36.2-M36.3)
  • hypersensitivity reactions (M36.4)
  • neoplastic disease (M36.1)
  • neurosyphillis (A52.16)
  • sarcoidosis (D86.86)
  • enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-)
  • juvenile psoriatic arthropathy (L40.54)
  • lipoid dermatoarthritis (E78.81)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter M00-M99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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 Chapter M00-M99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

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