FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Rheumatoid nodule
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Rheumatoid nodule
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M06.30Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified siteBillable / specificM06.31Rheumatoid nodule, shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM06.32Rheumatoid nodule, elbowCategory · further specificity requiredM06.33Rheumatoid nodule, wristCategory · further specificity requiredM06.34Rheumatoid nodule, handCategory · further specificity requiredM06.35Rheumatoid nodule, hipCategory · further specificity requiredM06.36Rheumatoid nodule, kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM06.37Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM06.38Rheumatoid nodule, vertebraeBillable / specificM06.39Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sitesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M06.0 | Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor | Category · further specificity required |
| M06.1 | Adult-onset Still's disease | Billable / specific |
| M06.2 | Rheumatoid bursitis | Category · further specificity required |
| M06.4 | Inflammatory polyarthropathy | Billable / specific |
| M06.8 | Other specified rheumatoid arthritis | Category · further specificity required |
| M06.9 | Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗