Arthritis due to other bacteria, left elbow

This code signifies an inflammatory joint condition affecting the left elbow, specifically caused by a bacterial infection other than those typically classified (e.g., staphylococcal, streptococcal). It represents a septic arthritis where the causative organism is identified as bacterial but falls outside more specific bacterial categories.

Use this code when documentation clearly indicates bacterial arthritis of the left elbow, and the specific bacterial pathogen is known but not classifiable to a more precise bacterial type (e.g., Neisseria, Pseudomonas, or other specified bacteria). This code is appropriate when the infection is confirmed by laboratory findings (e.g., synovial fluid culture) and localized to the left elbow joint.

• Ensure the documentation specifies "left elbow" and a bacterial etiology that isn't more precisely coded elsewhere.
• Always sequence this code after the underlying bacterial infection code, if known and applicable.
• Distinguish from non-infectious arthropathies or arthritis due to specific bacterial types (e.g., M00.821 for right elbow, M00.0-M00.2 for staphylococcal/pneumococcal/streptococcal arthritis).