M08.42

Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, elbow

Non-billable header

M08.42 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

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.

  • 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

  • Arthritis, arthritic, juvenile, pauciarticular, elbow

Parent code

  • M08.4Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritisHeader

More specific codes M08.42

  • M08.421Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right elbowBillable
  • M08.422Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left elbowBillable
  • M08.429Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbowBillable

Related codes

  • M08.40Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified siteBillable
  • M08.41Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, shoulderHeader
  • M08.43Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, wristHeader
  • M08.44Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, handHeader
  • M08.45Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hipHeader
  • M08.46Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, kneeHeader
  • M08.47Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and footHeader
  • M08.48Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, vertebraeBillable
  • M08.4APauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other specified siteBillable

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