Is M06.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M06.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M06.32 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).

M06.32

M06.32 — Rheumatoid nodule, elbow

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M06.32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for rheumatoid nodule, elbow. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M06.32 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.

Code to one of these instead M06.32

3 child codes. Green means billable.

M06.321Rheumatoid nodule, right elbow
M06.322Rheumatoid nodule, left elbow
M06.329Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified elbow

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M06.3. If M06.32 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M06.30Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified site
M06.31Rheumatoid nodule, shoulder
M06.33Rheumatoid nodule, wrist
M06.34Rheumatoid nodule, hand
M06.35Rheumatoid nodule, hip
M06.36Rheumatoid nodule, knee
M06.37Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and foot
M06.38Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae
M06.39Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites

Questions about M06.32

Is M06.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M06.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M06.32 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).