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M05.8

Non-billable

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

M05-M14

Parent Code

M05

Child Codes

10

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • rheumatic fever (I00)
  • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-)
  • rheumatoid arthritis of spine (M45.-)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • 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)

Child Codes (10)

M05.80

Oth rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unsp site

BillableM05.81

Oth rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of shoulder

M05.82

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of elbow

M05.83

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of wrist

M05.84

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of hand

M05.85

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of hip

M05.86

Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of knee

M05.87

Oth rheumatoid arthritis w rheumatoid factor of ank/ft

M05.89

Oth rheumatoid arthritis w rheumatoid factor mult site

BillableM05.8A

Other rheu arthritis with rheumatoid factor of oth site

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M05.8?

ICD-10-CM code M05.8 represents "Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M05.8 a billable code?

No, M05.8 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under M05.8.

What chapter is M05.8 in?

M05.8 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M05.8?

M05.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: rheumatic fever (I00); juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-); rheumatoid arthritis of spine (M45.-).

What are the subcategories under M05.8?

M05.8 has 10 child codes, including: M05.80 (Oth rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unsp site), M05.81 (Oth rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of shoulder), M05.82 (Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of elbow), M05.83 (Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of wrist), and 6 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M05.8?

M05.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2889356. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.