Other forms of systemic sclerosis
Other forms of systemic sclerosis
M34.8 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.
M34.81 identifies systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) in which the disease process has extended to involve the lungs — most commonly as interstitial lung disease or pulmonary arterial hypertension — as a documented manifestation of the underlying connective tissue disorder.
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) presenting with concurrent inflammatory or fibrotic muscle disease (myopathy) as a documented manifestation.
M34.83 identifies systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) complicated by polyneuropathy — diffuse peripheral nerve damage occurring as a direct manifestation of the underlying connective tissue disease.
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) that does not fit the specifically enumerated subtypes under M34.8 — not lung involvement (M34.81), myopathy (M34.82), or polyneuropathy (M34.83) — and is not progressive systemic sclerosis (M34.0), CREST syndrome (M34.1), or drug/chemical-induced (M34.2).