Other specified rheumatoid arthritis
Non-billable header
M06.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M06)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M06)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M06)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M06)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M06)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M06)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M06)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M06)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M06)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M06)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M06)
Parent code
- M06Other rheumatoid arthritisHeader
More specific codes M06.8
- M06.80Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified siteBillable
- M06.81Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, shoulderHeader
- M06.82Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, elbowHeader
- M06.83Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, wristHeader
- M06.84Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, handHeader
- M06.85Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hipHeader
- M06.86Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, kneeHeader
- M06.87Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and footHeader
- M06.88Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebraeBillable
- M06.89Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sitesBillable
- M06.8AOther specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified siteBillable