Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
M08.0 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (with or without rheumatoid factor) in a patient under 16, where the subtype and affected joint site are both undocumented or indeterminate at the time of coding.
M08.08 identifies juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified type with documented vertebral involvement in a patient under 16 years of age at onset.
Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joint sites simultaneously, where the specific subtype cannot be determined from available documentation.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (unspecified type, with or without rheumatoid factor) affecting a documented anatomical site that does not match any of the other specific site subcode options in the M08.0 family.
Inclusion & exclusion notes
Includes
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with or without rheumatoid factor