M08.20

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified site

Billable / specificHCC V28 93

M08.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M08)

  • 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.

  • adult-onset Still's disease (M06.1-) (from M08.2)
  • arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8) (from M08)
  • Felty's syndrome (M05.0) (from M08)
  • juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-) (from M08)
  • psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54) (from M08)

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M08)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M08)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M08)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M08)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M08)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M08)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M08)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M08)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M08)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M08)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated underlying condition, such as: (from M08)
  • regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-) (from M08)
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-) (from M08)

Also known as

  • Still's disease or syndrome

Parent code

  • M08.2Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onsetHeader

Related codes

  • M08.21Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulderHeader
  • M08.22Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, elbowHeader
  • M08.23Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, wristHeader
  • M08.24Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, handHeader
  • M08.25Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hipHeader
  • M08.26Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, kneeHeader
  • M08.27Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, ankle and footHeader
  • M08.28Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, vertebraeBillable
  • M08.29Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, multiple sitesBillable
  • M08.2AJuvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified siteBillable

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