M02.331
BillableReiter's disease, right wrist
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 94 — Reactive and Specified Arthropathies
0.000V24HCC 40 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.307ESRDHCC 40 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.000RxHCCHCC 83 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.000What This Code Means
Reiter's disease causing inflammation in the right wrist joint as part of a reactive arthritis condition.
Coding Tips
- •Wrist involvement in Reiter's disease is common; ensure documentation distinguishes wrist from hand involvement
- •Verify if carpal tunnel or other wrist complications are also present and code separately if documented
Clinical Significance
Reiter's disease affecting the right wrist represents a chronic autoimmune arthropathy with significant functional implications due to the wrist's crucial role in hand function and activities of daily living. This reactive arthritis requires comprehensive management and carries important risk adjustment value.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Specific documentation of right wrist involvement
- ✓Confirmed diagnosis of Reiter's disease with supporting clinical criteria
- ✓History of antecedent infection (urogenital, gastrointestinal, or respiratory)
- ✓Physical examination findings of wrist inflammation and range of motion limitation
- ✓Laboratory evidence of systemic inflammation (ESR, CRP elevation)
- ✓Assessment of functional impact on hand and wrist activities
- ✓Current medication regimen including DMARDs or biologics if prescribed
- ✓Monitoring for progression and extra-articular manifestations
Commonly Confused Codes
M06.031 — Rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist has different serologic markers and joint distributionM02.831 — Other reactive arthropathies of right wrist is less specific diagnosisM25.531 — Pain in right wrist represents symptom rather than definitive arthritisM00.031 — Staphylococcal arthritis of right wrist involves active joint infection
Code Hierarchy
└M02Postinfective and reactive arthropathies└M02.3Reiter's disease└M02.33Reiter's disease, wrist└M02.331Reiter's disease, right wrist
└M02.331Reiter's disease, right wrist