M06.22 — Rheumatoid bursitis, elbow
Is M06.22 billable?
No — M06.22 is a non-billable header code. M06.22 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 M06.22.
Billable codes under this header
M06.22 at a glance
| Code | M06.22 |
|---|---|
| Description | Rheumatoid bursitis, elbow |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M06.22 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M06.22. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Bursitis › rheumatoid › elbow
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M06.22, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M06.22 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 M06.22? (3)
How long has M06.22 existed?
M06.22 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.
Which conditions are coded to M06.22?
What other codes are in the M06.2 family? (9)
- M06.20Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified site
- M06.21Rheumatoid bursitis, shouldernot billable
- M06.23Rheumatoid bursitis, wristnot billable
- M06.24Rheumatoid bursitis, handnot billable
- M06.25Rheumatoid bursitis, hipnot billable
- M06.26Rheumatoid bursitis, kneenot billable
- M06.27Rheumatoid bursitis, ankle and footnot billable
- M06.28Rheumatoid bursitis, vertebrae
- M06.29Rheumatoid bursitis, multiple sites