M14.6 — Charcot's joint
Is M14.6 billable?
No — M14.6 is a non-billable header code. M14.6 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 M14.6.
Billable codes under this header
- M14.60Charcot's joint, unspecified site
- M14.68Charcot's joint, vertebrae
- M14.69Charcot's joint, multiple sites
- M14.611Charcot's joint, right shoulder
- M14.612Charcot's joint, left shoulder
- M14.619Charcot's joint, unspecified shoulder
- M14.621Charcot's joint, right elbow
- M14.622Charcot's joint, left elbow
- M14.629Charcot's joint, unspecified elbow
- M14.631Charcot's joint, right wrist
- M14.632Charcot's joint, left wrist
- M14.639Charcot's joint, unspecified wrist
- M14.641Charcot's joint, right hand
- M14.642Charcot's joint, left hand
- M14.649Charcot's joint, unspecified hand
- M14.651Charcot's joint, right hip
- M14.652Charcot's joint, left hip
- M14.659Charcot's joint, unspecified hip
- M14.661Charcot's joint, right knee
- M14.662Charcot's joint, left knee
- M14.669Charcot's joint, unspecified knee
- M14.671Charcot's joint, right ankle and foot
- M14.672Charcot's joint, left ankle and foot
- M14.679Charcot's joint, unspecified ankle and foot
M14.6 at a glance
| Code | M14.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Charcot's joint |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with M14.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M14.6.
- Neuropathic arthropathy
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M14
The conditions below can never be reported together with M14.6 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 M14.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M14.6 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 M14.6? (10)
- M14.60Charcot's joint, unspecified site
- M14.61Charcot's joint, shouldernot billable
- M14.62Charcot's joint, elbownot billable
- M14.63Charcot's joint, wristnot billable
- M14.64Charcot's joint, handnot billable
- M14.65Charcot's joint, hipnot billable
- M14.66Charcot's joint, kneenot billable
- M14.67Charcot's joint, ankle and footnot billable
- M14.68Charcot's joint, vertebrae
- M14.69Charcot's joint, multiple sites
How long has M14.6 existed?
M14.6 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.