M06.86 — Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, knee
Is M06.86 billable?
No — M06.86 is a non-billable header code. M06.86 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 M06.86.
M06.86 at a glance
| Code | M06.86 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, knee |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M06.86 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M06.86. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Arthritis, arthritic › rheumatoid › specified type NEC › knee (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M06.86, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M06.86 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 M06.86? (3)
How long has M06.86 existed?
M06.86 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 M06.8 family? (10)
- 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
- M06.87Other 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