Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
M08.4 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.
Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affecting an unspecified joint site — meaning four or fewer joints are involved and the specific joint(s) have not been documented in the clinical record.
Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis localized to the vertebrae — inflammatory arthritis in a patient under 16 years old affecting four or fewer joints total, with the spine as the documented site of involvement.
Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affecting an anatomical site not captured by any other specific site code in the M08.4 subcategory — used when the affected joint is documented but doesn't map to the standard laterality options.