M05.17
Header — not billableRheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and foot
The ICD-10 code for rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and foot is M05.17.
M05.17 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis, tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges
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.
Related codes in this category
- M05.10Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site
- M05.11Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of shouldernon-billable header
- M05.12Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of elbownon-billable header
- M05.13Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of wristnon-billable header
- M05.14Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of handnon-billable header
- M05.15Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of hipnon-billable header
- M05.16Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of kneenon-billable header
- M05.19Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of multiple sites
- M05.17Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and footnon-billable header