Polyosteoarthritis - M15
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code M15 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- arthritis of multiple sites
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- bilateral involvement of single joint (M16-M19)
These ranges represents subcategories of Polyosteoarthritis. The "M15" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.