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)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M14.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with M14.8

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

M08Juvenile arthritis

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 M14.8

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under M14

M14.6Charcot's joint