M06.3 — Rheumatoid nodule
Not billable
Is M06.3 billable?
No — M06.3 is a non-billable header code. M06.3 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 M06.3.
Billable codes under this header
- M06.30Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified site
- M06.38Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae
- M06.39Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites
- M06.311Rheumatoid nodule, right shoulder
- M06.312Rheumatoid nodule, left shoulder
- M06.319Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified shoulder
- M06.321Rheumatoid nodule, right elbow
- M06.322Rheumatoid nodule, left elbow
- M06.329Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified elbow
- M06.331Rheumatoid nodule, right wrist
- M06.332Rheumatoid nodule, left wrist
- M06.339Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified wrist
- M06.341Rheumatoid nodule, right hand
- M06.342Rheumatoid nodule, left hand
- M06.349Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified hand
- M06.351Rheumatoid nodule, right hip
- M06.352Rheumatoid nodule, left hip
- M06.359Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified hip
- M06.361Rheumatoid nodule, right knee
- M06.362Rheumatoid nodule, left knee
- M06.369Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified knee
- M06.371Rheumatoid nodule, right ankle and foot
- M06.372Rheumatoid nodule, left ankle and foot
- M06.379Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified ankle and foot
M06.3 at a glance
| Code | M06.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Rheumatoid nodule |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M06.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M06.3 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 M06.3? (10)
- M06.30Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified site
- M06.31Rheumatoid nodule, shouldernot billable
- M06.32Rheumatoid nodule, elbownot billable
- M06.33Rheumatoid nodule, wristnot billable
- M06.34Rheumatoid nodule, handnot billable
- M06.35Rheumatoid nodule, hipnot billable
- M06.36Rheumatoid nodule, kneenot billable
- M06.37Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and footnot billable
- M06.38Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae
- M06.39Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites
How long has M06.3 existed?
M06.3 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.