M34.83 — Systemic sclerosis with polyneuropathy
M34.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for systemic sclerosis with polyneuropathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with M34.83
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M34.83. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M34.83 alone.
- G63Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
M34.83 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.
Medicare coverage
M34.83 is named in 33 Medicare coverage policies — 24 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 9 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56731Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks and Electrostimulation for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
- A57589Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
- A57663Billing and Coding: Nerve Blocks for Peripheral Neuropathynot covered
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M34.83 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M34.83.
- Sclerosis, sclerotic›systemic›with›polyneuropathy
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M34.8. If M34.83 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M34.83
- Is M34.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M34.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M34.83 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36).