Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue

Definition

This chapter contains diseases of musculoskeletal system and diseases of connective tissue.

Exclusions

• Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (19)
• Certain infectious or parasitic diseases (01)
• Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (18)
• Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases (05)
• Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes (22)
• Temporomandibular joint disorders (DA0E.8)

9 subordinate codes

• FA00-FA5ZArthropathies
• FA70-FB1ZConditions associated with the spine
• FB30-FB6ZSoft tissue disorders
• FB80-FB8ZOsteopathies or chondropathies
• FC00Certain specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system or connective tissue, not elsewhere classified
• FC01Postprocedural disorders of the musculoskeletal system
• Neoplasms of the musculoskeletal system
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified