Is M14.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M14.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M14.6 sit in the tabular list?

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

What cannot be coded together with M14.6?

M14.6 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M14.6 (M14) and apply to it just the same.

M14.6

M14.6 — Charcot's joint

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M14.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for charcot's joint. 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.

Charcôt's joint in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .610)
Charcôt's joint in tabes dorsalis (A52.16)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Neuropathic arthropathy

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M14.6

These are not written on M14.6, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing M14.6 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on M14 — Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere

arthropathy in:
diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .61-)
hematological disorders (M36.2-M36.3)
hypersensitivity reactions (M36.4)
neoplastic disease (M36.1)
neurosyphillis (A52.16)
sarcoidosis (D86.86)
enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-)
juvenile psoriatic arthropathy (L40.54)
lipoid dermatoarthritis (E78.81)

Risk adjustment

M14.6 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 history

M14.6 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead M14.6

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M14. If M14.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M14.8Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere

Questions about M14.6

Is M14.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M14.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M14.6 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14).
What cannot be coded together with M14.6?: M14.6 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M14.6 (M14) and apply to it just the same.