M06.88 — Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae
M06.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M06.88 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 93 Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Specified Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders0.617 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
M06.88 is named in 40 Medicare coverage policies — 34 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 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
- 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
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M06.88 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 M06.88.
- Torticollis›rheumatoid
- Arthritis, arthritic›rheumatoid›specified type NEC›vertebra
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M06.8. If M06.88 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M06.80Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site
- M06.81Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder
- M06.82Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, elbow
- M06.83Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, wrist
- M06.84Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hand
- M06.85Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hip
- M06.86Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, knee
- M06.87Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot
- M06.89Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites
- M06.8AOther specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site
Questions about M06.88
- Is M06.88 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M06.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M06.88 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).