M32 — Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Is M32 billable?
No — M32 is a non-billable header code. M32 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 10 billable codes beneath M32.
Billable codes under this header
- M32.0Drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.8Other forms of systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.9Systemic lupus erythematosus, unspecified
- M32.10Systemic lupus erythematosus, organ or system involvement unspecified
- M32.11Endocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.12Pericarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.13Lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.14Glomerular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.15Tubulo-interstitial nephropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus
- M32.19Other organ or system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
M32 at a glance
| Code | M32 |
|---|---|
| Description | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
| 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 M32 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- lupus erythematosus (discoid) (NOS) (L93.0)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M30-M36
The conditions below can never be reported together with M32 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M32, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M32 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 M32? (4)
How long has M32 existed?
M32 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 codes are confused with M32?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M32 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.