ICD-10-CM Code M05.17
Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and foot
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 M05.17 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M05.17 that describes the diagnosis 'rheumatoid lung disease w rheumatoid arthritis of ank/ft' in more detail.
The ICD code M051 is used to code Caplan's syndrome
Caplan's syndrome (or Caplan disease or Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis) is a combination of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules, which appear homogenous and well-defined on chest X-ray.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Code: | D002205 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 714.81 |
Coding Notes for M05.17 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M05.17 - Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and foot'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M05.17. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M05.1 - Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis