M02.342
BillableReiter's disease, left hand
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 affecting the left hand joints, causing pain and inflammation as a reactive response to infection.
Coding Tips
- •Document which hand joints are involved (metacarpophalangeal, interphalangeal) for complete clinical picture
- •Hand involvement may impact functional status and activities of daily living; document any limitations for coding severity
Clinical Significance
Reiter's disease affecting the left hand is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy that significantly impairs fine motor function and hand coordination. This reactive arthritis condition requires ongoing rheumatologic management and has important implications for patient functional status and healthcare resource utilization.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Clear documentation of left hand joint involvement
- ✓Established diagnosis of Reiter's disease with clinical support
- ✓History of antecedent infection triggering reactive arthritis
- ✓Physical findings of hand joint swelling, warmth, and stiffness
- ✓Functional evaluation of hand strength and dexterity
- ✓Laboratory markers supporting inflammatory arthritis
- ✓Treatment history including response to anti-inflammatory agents
- ✓Assessment for characteristic nail changes and skin involvement
Commonly Confused Codes
M06.042 — Rheumatoid arthritis of left hand has different joint distribution patternM02.842 — Other reactive arthropathies of left hand is less specific categoryM19.042 — Primary osteoarthritis of left hand lacks inflammatory componentM65.022 — Tenosynovitis of left hand affects tendons rather than joints
Code Hierarchy
└M02Postinfective and reactive arthropathies└M02.3Reiter's disease└M02.34Reiter's disease, hand└M02.342Reiter's disease, left hand
└M02.342Reiter's disease, left hand