ICD-10-CM Code M08.9
Juvenile arthritis, unspecified
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M08.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M08.9 that describes the diagnosis 'juvenile arthritis, unspecified' in more detail.
- M08.9 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified NON-BILLABLE
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- M08.921 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- M08.922 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- M08.929 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- M08.931 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right wrist NON-BILLABLE
- M08.932 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left wrist NON-BILLABLE
- M08.939 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified wrist NON-BILLABLE
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- M08.941 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hand NON-BILLABLE
- M08.942 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hand NON-BILLABLE
- M08.949 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hand NON-BILLABLE
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- M08.951 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hip NON-BILLABLE
- M08.952 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hip NON-BILLABLE
- M08.959 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip NON-BILLABLE
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- M08.961 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right knee NON-BILLABLE
- M08.962 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left knee NON-BILLABLE
- M08.969 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified knee NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code M08 is used to code Childhood arthritis
Childhood arthritis, also known as juvenile arthritis (JA), is any form of arthritis or arthritis-related conditions which affects individuals under the age of 16. Juvenile arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune disease affecting approximately 294,000–250,000 children and teens making juvenile arthritis one of the most common childhood diseases in the US. Three classifications of juvenile arthritis exist—juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) of which, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is the most common.
Specialty: | Rheumatology |
ICD 9 Code: | 714.30 |
Coding Notes for M08.9 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified - instead, use code M08.0-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M08.9 - Juvenile arthritis, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M08.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M08 - Juvenile arthritis