M08.90

Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified site

Billable / specificHCC V28 93

M08.90 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.

  • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified (M08.0-) (from M08.9)
  • 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

Parent code

  • M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecifiedHeader

Related codes

  • M08.91Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, shoulderHeader
  • M08.92Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, elbowHeader
  • M08.93Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, wristHeader
  • M08.94Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, handHeader
  • M08.95Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hipHeader
  • M08.96Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, kneeHeader
  • M08.97Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and footHeader
  • M08.98Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, vertebraeBillable
  • M08.99Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, multiple sitesBillable
  • M08.9AJuvenile arthritis, unspecified, other specified siteBillable

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