M35

Non-billable

Other systemic involvement of connective tissue

Other systemic involvement of connective tissue

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

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

M30-M36

Child Codes

10

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
  • reactive perforating collagenosis (L87.1)

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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M35?

ICD-10-CM code M35 represents "Other systemic involvement of connective tissue". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is M35 a billable code?

No, M35 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 M35.

What chapter is M35 in?

M35 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M35?

M35 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; reactive perforating collagenosis (L87.1).

What are the subcategories under M35?

M35 has 10 child codes, including: M35.0 (Sjogren syndrome), M35.1 (Other overlap syndromes), M35.2 (Behcet's disease), M35.3 (Polymyalgia rheumatica), and 6 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M35?

M35 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494946. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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