M06
Header — not billableOther rheumatoid arthritis
The ICD-10 code for other rheumatoid arthritis is M06.
M06 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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 M06
- M06.0Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factornon-billable header
- M06.1Adult-onset Still's disease
- M06.2Rheumatoid bursitisnon-billable header
- M06.3Rheumatoid nodulenon-billable header
- M06.4Inflammatory polyarthropathy
- M06.8Other specified rheumatoid arthritisnon-billable header
- M06.9Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M05Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factornon-billable header
- M07Enteropathic arthropathiesnon-billable header
- M08Juvenile arthritisnon-billable header
- M10Goutnon-billable header
- M11Other crystal arthropathiesnon-billable header
- M12Other and unspecified arthropathynon-billable header
- M13Other arthritisnon-billable header
- M14Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- M1AChronic goutnon-billable header
- M06Other rheumatoid arthritisnon-billable header