M35.3

Billable

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M30-M36

Parent Code

M35

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)
  • polymyalgia rheumatica with giant cell arteritis (M31.5)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M35.3?

ICD-10-CM code M35.3 represents "Polymyalgia rheumatica". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is M35.3 a billable code?

Yes, M35.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M35.3 in?

M35.3 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M35.3?

M35.3 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); polymyalgia rheumatica with giant cell arteritis (M31.5).

What SNOMED CT codes does M35.3 map to?

M35.3 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 65323003, 95415006. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M35.3?

M35.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0032533. 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.