Arthropathies in oth diseases classified elsewhere, left hip

This diagnosis code signifies inflammatory or degenerative joint disease affecting the left hip, which is a manifestation of another underlying systemic condition. It indicates that the hip arthropathy is secondary to a primary disease process classified elsewhere in the ICD-10-CM system.

Apply this code when documentation clearly links left hip joint involvement to a specific systemic disease, such as psoriatic arthropathy, enteropathic arthropathy, or arthropathy associated with other metabolic or infectious conditions. The medical record must identify both the left hip as the affected joint and the primary underlying disease.

• Always sequence the underlying systemic disease code first, as this code is a manifestation code.
• Ensure documentation specifies "left hip" to support laterality; avoid using for unspecified or bilateral hip involvement.
• Distinguish from primary osteoarthritis or other localized hip conditions not secondary to a systemic disease.