M31.6
BillableOther giant cell arteritis
Other giant cell arteritis
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- autoimmune disease NOS
- collagen (vascular) disease NOS
- systemic autoimmune disease
- systemic collagen (vascular) disease
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cerebral arteritis28366008
- Arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy230508004
- Arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy230508004
- Cerebral arteritis in systemic vasculitis230731002
- Cerebral arteritis in giant cell arteritis230732009
- Giant cell arteritis without polymyalgia rheumatica239939001
- Cranial arteritis400130008
- Horton's disease400130008
- TA - Temporal arteritis400130008
- Temporal arteritis400130008
- Temporal giant cell arteritis400130008
- AION - anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy404659001
- AION - anterior ischemic optic neuropathy404659001
- Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy404659001
- Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy404659001
- GCA - giant cell arteritis414341000
- Giant cell arteritis414341000
- AAION - arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy733506009
- AAION - arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy733506009
- Arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy733506009
- Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy733506009
- Arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy due to giant cell arteritis838363001
- Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to giant cell arteritis838363001
- Giant cell arteritis anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy838363001
- Giant cell arteritis anterior ischemic optic neuropathy838363001
- C-GCA - cranial giant cell arteritis1306798007
- Cranial giant cell arteritis1306798007
- LV-GCA - large vessel giant cell arteritis1306799004
- Large vessel giant cell arteritis1306799004
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M31.6?
ICD-10-CM code M31.6 represents "Other giant cell arteritis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M31.6 a billable code?
Yes, M31.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M31.6 in?
M31.6 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M31.6?
M31.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category.
What SNOMED CT codes does M31.6 map to?
M31.6 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 733506009, 404659001, 838363001, 230508004, 1306798007, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M31.6?
M31.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477585. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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