M05.8 — Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor
Is M05.8 billable?
No — M05.8 is a non-billable header code. M05.8 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 24 billable codes beneath M05.8.
Billable codes under this header
- M05.80Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified site
- M05.89Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of multiple sites
- M05.8AOther rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of other specified site
- M05.811Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right shoulder
- M05.812Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left shoulder
- M05.819Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified shoulder
- M05.821Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right elbow
- M05.822Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left elbow
- M05.829Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified elbow
- M05.831Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right wrist
- M05.832Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left wrist
- M05.839Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified wrist
- M05.841Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right hand
- M05.842Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left hand
- M05.849Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified hand
- M05.851Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right hip
- M05.852Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left hip
- M05.859Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified hip
- M05.861Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right knee
- M05.862Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left knee
- M05.869Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified knee
- M05.871Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right ankle and foot
- M05.872Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left ankle and foot
- M05.879Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified ankle and foot
M05.8 at a glance
| Code | M05.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M05
The conditions below can never be reported together with M05.8 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 M05.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M05.8 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 M05.8? (10)
- M05.80Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified site
- M05.81Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of shouldernot billable
- M05.82Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of elbownot billable
- M05.83Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of wristnot billable
- M05.84Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of handnot billable
- M05.85Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of hipnot billable
- M05.86Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of kneenot billable
- M05.87Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of ankle and footnot billable
- M05.89Other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of multiple sites
- M05.8AOther rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of other specified site
How long has M05.8 existed?
M05.8 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 family? (10)
- M05.0Felty's syndromenot billable
- M05.1Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritisnot billable
- M05.2Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritisnot billable
- M05.3Rheumatoid heart disease with rheumatoid arthritisnot billable
- M05.4Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritisnot billable
- M05.5Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritisnot billable
- M05.6Rheumatoid arthritis with involvement of other organs and systemsnot billable
- M05.7Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor without organ or systems involvementnot billable
- M05.9Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor, unspecified
- M05.AAbnormal rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody with rheumatoid arthritis