M08

M08: Juvenile arthritis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M08 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for juvenile arthritis. 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.

arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

any associated underlying condition, such as:
regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-)
ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with M08

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

M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecified
M45Ankylosing spondylitis
M06.1Adult-onset Still's disease
M05Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor

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 M08

7 child codes. Green means billable.