Juvenile dermatomyositis
Juvenile dermatomyositis
M33.0 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
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Juvenile dermatomyositis in a pediatric patient where the extent or type of organ involvement has not been specified in the clinical documentation.
M33.01 identifies juvenile dermatomyositis in a patient under age 18 where the disease has extended to involve the respiratory system, such as interstitial lung disease, aspiration pneumonia, or respiratory muscle weakness.
M33.02 identifies juvenile dermatomyositis in a pediatric patient where documented muscle weakness or muscle enzyme elevation confirms myopathy as a concurrent manifestation of the inflammatory condition.
Juvenile dermatomyositis presenting with characteristic skin findings (heliotrope rash, Gottron papules) but without clinically detectable muscle weakness or inflammatory myopathy — also termed amyopathic juvenile dermatomyositis.
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) presenting with documented involvement of an organ system other than the respiratory tract or skeletal muscle — the two organ manifestations captured by sibling codes M33.01 and M33.02.