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M05

M05: Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M05 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • rheumatic fever (I00)
  • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-)
  • rheumatoid arthritis of spine (M45.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with M05

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • G63Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
  • G73.7Myopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I09.9Rheumatic heart disease, unspecified
  • I32Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I39Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • I52Other heart disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • M08Juvenile arthritis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M05

11 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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