Effective from
- First observed
Other specified rheumatoid arthritis
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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
Other specified rheumatoid arthritis
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
M06.80Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified siteBillable / specificM06.81Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM06.82Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, elbowCategory · further specificity requiredM06.83Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, wristCategory · further specificity requiredM06.84Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, handCategory · further specificity requiredM06.85Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hipCategory · further specificity requiredM06.86Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM06.87Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM06.88Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebraeBillable / specificM06.89Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sitesBillable / specificM06.8AOther specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified siteBillable / 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 |
| M06.3 | Rheumatoid nodule | Category · further specificity required |
| M06.4 | Inflammatory polyarthropathy | Billable / specific |
| M06.9 | Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗