M06.8 — Other specified rheumatoid arthritis
Not billable
Is M06.8 billable?
No — M06.8 is a non-billable header code. M06.8 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 25 billable codes beneath M06.8.
Billable codes under this header
- M06.80Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site
- M06.88Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae
- M06.89Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites
- M06.8AOther specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site
- M06.811Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder
- M06.812Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder
- M06.819Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified shoulder
- M06.821Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow
- M06.822Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow
- M06.829Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbow
- M06.831Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist
- M06.832Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left wrist
- M06.839Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified wrist
- M06.841Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right hand
- M06.842Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left hand
- M06.849Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand
- M06.851Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right hip
- M06.852Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left hip
- M06.859Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hip
- M06.861Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right knee
- M06.862Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left knee
- M06.869Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified knee
- M06.871Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle and foot
- M06.872Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left ankle and foot
- M06.879Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot
M06.8 at a glance
| Code | M06.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified rheumatoid arthritis |
| 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 M06.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M06.8 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 M06.8? (11)
- M06.80Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site
- M06.81Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, shouldernot billable
- M06.82Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, elbownot billable
- M06.83Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, wristnot billable
- M06.84Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, handnot billable
- M06.85Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hipnot billable
- M06.86Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, kneenot billable
- M06.87Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and footnot billable
- M06.88Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae
- M06.89Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites
- M06.8AOther specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site
How long has M06.8 existed?
M06.8 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.