Is M14.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M14.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M14.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

M14.8

M14.8 — Arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M14.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for arthropathies in other specified diseases classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

underlying disease, such as:
amyloidosis (E85.-)
erythema multiforme (L51.-)
erythema nodosum (L52)
hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
hyperparathyroidism (E21.-)
hypothyroidism (E00-E03)
sickle-cell disorders (D57.-)
thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism] (E05.-)
Whipple's disease (K90.81)

Other codes that can never be billed with M14.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M14.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M14.8 alone.

M08Juvenile arthritis

Risk adjustment

M14.8 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 M14.8

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M14. If M14.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M14.6Charcot's joint

Questions about M14.8

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