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M08.449

Billable

Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unsp hand

Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M05-M14

Parent Code

M08.44

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.-)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unsp hand?

The ICD-10-CM code for pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unsp hand is M08.449. The full clinical description is "Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand". M08.449 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code M08.449 mean?

ICD-10-CM code M08.449 represents "Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is M08.449 a billable code?

Yes, M08.449 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M08.449 in?

M08.449 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M08.449?

M08.449 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 UMLS CUIs for M08.449?

M08.449 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2889587. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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