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M08

Non-billable

Juvenile arthritis

Juvenile arthritis

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

Child Codes

7

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

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

  • arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
  • Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
  • juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
  • psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)

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)

Code Also

A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances

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

Child Codes (7)

M08.0

Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

M08.1

Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis

BillableM08.2

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset

M08.3

Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative)

BillableM08.4

Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

M08.8

Other juvenile arthritis

M08.9

Juvenile arthritis, unspecified

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M08?

ICD-10-CM code M08 represents "Juvenile arthritis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M08 a billable code?

No, M08 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under M08.

What chapter is M08 in?

M08 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M08?

M08 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8); Felty's syndrome (M05.0); juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-); and 1 more.

What are the subcategories under M08?

M08 has 7 child codes, including: M08.0 (Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), M08.1 (Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis), M08.2 (Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset), M08.3 (Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative)), and 3 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M08?

M08 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3495559. 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.