M08.8

Other juvenile arthritis

Non-billable header

M08.8 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)

Parent code

  • M08Juvenile arthritisHeader

More specific codes M08.8

  • M08.80Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified siteBillable
  • M08.81Other juvenile arthritis, shoulderHeader
  • M08.82Other juvenile arthritis, elbowHeader
  • M08.83Other juvenile arthritis, wristHeader
  • M08.84Other juvenile arthritis, handHeader
  • M08.85Other juvenile arthritis, hipHeader
  • M08.86Other juvenile arthritis, kneeHeader
  • M08.87Other juvenile arthritis, ankle and footHeader
  • M08.88Other juvenile arthritis, other specified siteBillable
  • M08.89Other juvenile arthritis, multiple sitesBillable

Related codes

  • 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
  • M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecifiedHeader

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