Arthritis due to other bacteria, right hip

This code identifies inflammatory joint disease affecting the right hip, specifically caused by a bacterial infection other than those explicitly classified elsewhere (e.g., gonococcal, meningococcal). It signifies a septic arthritis of the right hip joint resulting from a non-specified bacterial etiology.

Assign this code when documentation clearly indicates bacterial arthritis of the right hip, and the specific bacterial organism is either not identified or is a bacterium not covered by more specific ICD-10-CM codes. This code is appropriate for cases of pyogenic arthritis where the causative agent is noted as "other bacteria" or an unspecified bacterial type.

• Ensure documentation specifies "right hip" and "bacterial" etiology; otherwise, an unspecified site or type of arthritis may be more appropriate.
• Do not use if the specific bacterial organism (e.g., Staphylococcus, Streptococcus) is identified; instead, code to the more specific bacterial arthritis code.
• Consider an additional code for the underlying bacterial infection if known and not already inherent in the arthritis code.