Is M08.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M08.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M08.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

M08.8

M08.8 — Other juvenile arthritis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M08.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other juvenile arthritis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M08.8 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 M08.8

10 child codes. Green means billable.

M08.80Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified site
M08.81Other juvenile arthritis, shoulder
M08.82Other juvenile arthritis, elbow
M08.83Other juvenile arthritis, wrist
M08.84Other juvenile arthritis, hand
M08.85Other juvenile arthritis, hip
M08.86Other juvenile arthritis, knee
M08.87Other juvenile arthritis, ankle and foot
M08.88Other juvenile arthritis, other specified site
M08.89Other juvenile arthritis, multiple sites

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M08. If M08.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M08.0Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
M08.1Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis
M08.2Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset
M08.3Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative)
M08.4Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecified

Questions about M08.8

Is M08.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M08.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M08.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).