M02.08 — Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, vertebrae
M02.08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for arthropathy following intestinal bypass, vertebrae. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M02.08
These are not written on M02.08, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing M02.08 with anything listed here is a denial.
Written on M02 — Postinfective and reactive arthropathies
Other codes that can never be billed with M02.08
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M02.08. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M02.08 alone.
- M01Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
M02.08 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M02.08 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 0 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M02.08 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M02.08.
- Arthropathy›following intestinal bypass›vertebra
Code history
M02.08 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M02.0. If M02.08 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M02.00Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, unspecified site
- M02.01Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, shoulder
- M02.02Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, elbow
- M02.03Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, wrist
- M02.04Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, hand
- M02.05Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, hip
- M02.06Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, knee
- M02.07Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, ankle and foot
- M02.09Arthropathy following intestinal bypass, multiple sites
Questions about M02.08
- Is M02.08 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M02.08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M02.08 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Infectious arthropathies (M00-M02).
- What cannot be coded together with M02.08?
- M02.08 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M02.08 (M02) and apply to it just the same.