M15Polyarthrosis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use M15 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
- Thoái hóa đa khớp
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Whipple disease mention of more than one site Excl.: bilateral involvement of single joint (M16-M19)
Related M15 codes
M15.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Primary generalized (osteo)arthrosis
M15.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Heberden nodes (with arthropathy)
M15.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bouchard nodes (with arthropathy)
M15.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Secondary multiple arthrosis
M15.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Erosive (osteo)arthrosis
M15.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other polyarthrosis
M15.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Polyarthrosis, unspecified
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.
