M08.2A: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified site
M08.2A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified site. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- M05Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor
Risk adjustment
M08.2A 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
M08.2A is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Still's disease or syndrome›specified site NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under M08.2
- M08.20Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified site
- M08.21Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulder
- M08.22Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, elbow
- M08.23Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, wrist
- M08.24Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hand
- M08.25Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hip
- M08.26Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, knee
- M08.27Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, ankle and foot
- M08.28Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, vertebrae
- M08.29Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, multiple sites