2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 711.90
Unspecified infective arthritis, site unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 711.90 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 711.90 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
711.90 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M01.X0 Direct infection of unspecified joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute infective arthritis
- Acute infective polyarthritis
- Arthritis, acute infectious
- Arthritis, chronic infectious
- Arthritis, infectious
- Arthritis, subacute infectious
- Chronic infective arthritis
- Chronic infective polyarthritis
- Infective arthritis
- Infective polyarthritis
- Polyarthritis, acute infectious
- Polyarthritis, chronic infectious
- Polyarthritis, subacute infectious
- Subacute infective arthritis
- Subacute infective polyarthritis
Clinical Information
- Arthritis caused by bacteria, rickettsiae, mycoplasmas, viruses, fungi, or parasites; bacterial arthritis is frequently caused by staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, borrelia, and neisseria gonorrhoeae; viral arthritis is less common than bacterial arthritis and may be a manifestation of such viral diseases as mumps, rubella, hepatitis, etc
