M06.26
Header — not billableRheumatoid bursitis, knee
The ICD-10 code for rheumatoid bursitis, knee is M06.26.
M06.26 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.
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
- M06.20Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified site
- M06.21Rheumatoid bursitis, shouldernon-billable header
- M06.22Rheumatoid bursitis, elbownon-billable header
- M06.23Rheumatoid bursitis, wristnon-billable header
- M06.24Rheumatoid bursitis, handnon-billable header
- M06.25Rheumatoid bursitis, hipnon-billable header
- M06.27Rheumatoid bursitis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M06.28Rheumatoid bursitis, vertebrae
- M06.29Rheumatoid bursitis, multiple sites
- M06.26Rheumatoid bursitis, kneenon-billable header