Effective from
- First observed
Direct infection of knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Direct infection of knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M01.X61Direct infection of right knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificM01.X62Direct infection of left knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificM01.X69Direct infection of unspecified knee in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M01.X0 | Direct infection of unspecified joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| M01.X1 | Direct infection of shoulder joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| M01.X2 | Direct infection of elbow in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| M01.X3 | Direct infection of wrist in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| M01.X4 | Direct infection of hand in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| M01.X5 | Direct infection of hip in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| M01.X7 | Direct infection of ankle and foot in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Category · further specificity required |
| M01.X8 | Direct infection of vertebrae in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
| M01.X9 | Direct infection of multiple joints in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗