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{{ICD10 transition status | OldDxArticle = | CurrentStatus = reconciled | InitialEditorAssigned = Marla Penner }} == Additional Info == *Lyme arthritis is one of the diseases caused by the bacterium [[Lyme disease OR for buglist Borrelia burgdorferi or B. mayonii]] (Lyme borreliosis) which is transmitted by the bite of hard ticks, including Ixodes ricinus. *If Lyme Disease is left untreated, the infection can spread to the joints, heart, and nervous system, causing difficult to treat complex debilitating disorders including Arthritis. *Does NOT require identification of the [[Pathogens|pathogen]] -- since it's included herein. *For ''specific'' Lyme infection other than below, code [[Bacterial infection, NOS]] with pathogen [[Lyme disease OR for buglist Borrelia burgdorferi or B. mayonii]]. == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == *[[Lyme disease OR for buglist Borrelia burgdorferi or B. mayonii]] *[[Lyme meningitis (due to Borrelia burgdorferi or Borrelia mayonii)]] Other arthritis options: * [[Arthritis, due to tuberculosis]] * [[Arthritis, infectious (septic arthritis)]] == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == * [[Lyme disease OR for [[Pathogens|pathogen]]list Borrelia burgdorferi or B. mayonii]] * [[Lyme meningitis (due to Borrelia burgdorferi or Borrelia mayonii)]] == Related CCI Codes == {{Data Integrity Check List}} == Related Articles == {{Related Articles}} {{ICD10 footer}} {{EndPlaceHolder}}
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