M02.8
Header — not billableOther reactive arthropathies
The ICD-10 code for other reactive arthropathies is M02.8.
M02.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M02.8
- M02.80Other reactive arthropathies, unspecified site
- M02.81Other reactive arthropathies, shouldernon-billable header
- M02.82Other reactive arthropathies, elbownon-billable header
- M02.83Other reactive arthropathies, wristnon-billable header
- M02.84Other reactive arthropathies, handnon-billable header
- M02.85Other reactive arthropathies, hipnon-billable header
- M02.86Other reactive arthropathies, kneenon-billable header
- M02.87Other reactive arthropathies, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M02.88Other reactive arthropathies, vertebrae
- M02.89Other reactive arthropathies, multiple sites