M02.16
Header — not billablePostdysenteric arthropathy, knee
The ICD-10 code for postdysenteric arthropathy, knee is M02.16.
M02.16 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M02.10Postdysenteric arthropathy, unspecified site
- M02.11Postdysenteric arthropathy, shouldernon-billable header
- M02.12Postdysenteric arthropathy, elbownon-billable header
- M02.13Postdysenteric arthropathy, wristnon-billable header
- M02.14Postdysenteric arthropathy, handnon-billable header
- M02.15Postdysenteric arthropathy, hipnon-billable header
- M02.17Postdysenteric arthropathy, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M02.18Postdysenteric arthropathy, vertebrae
- M02.19Postdysenteric arthropathy, multiple sites
- M02.16Postdysenteric arthropathy, kneenon-billable header