M03*Postinfective and reactive arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Must not be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use M03* directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XIII
- musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Group M00-M25
- Bệnh lý khớp
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh lý khớp sau nhiễm trùng và/hoặc bệnh lý khớp phản ứng phân loại mục khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- [See site code at the beginning of this chapter] Excl.: direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M01.-*)
Related M03 codes
M03.0*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8)
M03.00*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), multiple sites
M03.01*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), shoulder region
M03.02*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), upper arm
M03.03*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), forearm
M03.04*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), hand
M03.05*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), pelvic region and thigh
M03.06*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), lower leg
M03.07*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), ankle and foot
M03.08*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), other
M03.09*
Postmeningococcal arthritis (A39.8), site unspecified
M03.1*
Postinfective arthropathy in syphilis
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
