M05.77 — Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
Is M05.77 billable?
No — M05.77 is a non-billable header code. M05.77 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M05.77.
Billable codes under this header
- M05.771Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
- M05.772Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
- M05.779Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
M05.77 at a glance
| Code | M05.77 |
|---|---|
| Description | Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M05.77 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M05.77. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Arthritis, arthritic › rheumatoid › seropositive › without organ involvement › ankle (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
- Arthritis, arthritic › rheumatoid › seropositive › without organ involvement › foot joint (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M05
The conditions below can never be reported together with M05.77 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M05.77, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M05.77 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under M05.77? (3)
- M05.771Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
- M05.772Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
- M05.779Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified ankle and foot without organ or systems involvement
How long has M05.77 existed?
M05.77 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M05.7 family? (9)
- M05.70Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified site without organ or systems involvement
- M05.71Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of shoulder without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.72Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of elbow without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.73Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of wrist without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.74Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of hand without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.75Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of hip without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.76Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of knee without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.79Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of multiple sites without organ or systems involvement
- M05.7ARheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of other specified site without organ or systems involvement