M08

Juvenile arthritis

Non-billable header

M08 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
  • Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
  • juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
  • psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated underlying condition, such as:
  • regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-)
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

More specific codes M08

  • M08.0Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritisHeader
  • M08.1Juvenile ankylosing spondylitisBillable
  • M08.2Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onsetHeader
  • M08.3Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative)Billable
  • M08.4Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritisHeader
  • M08.8Other juvenile arthritisHeader
  • M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecifiedHeader

Related codes

  • M05Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factorHeader
  • M06Other rheumatoid arthritisHeader
  • M07Enteropathic arthropathiesHeader
  • M1AChronic goutNeeds 7th char
  • M10GoutHeader
  • M11Other crystal arthropathiesHeader
  • M12Other and unspecified arthropathyHeader
  • M13Other arthritisHeader
  • M14Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhereHeader

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