M06.31
Header — not billableRheumatoid nodule, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for rheumatoid nodule, shoulder is M06.31.
M06.31 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
- M06.30Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified site
- M06.32Rheumatoid nodule, elbownon-billable header
- M06.33Rheumatoid nodule, wristnon-billable header
- M06.34Rheumatoid nodule, handnon-billable header
- M06.35Rheumatoid nodule, hipnon-billable header
- M06.36Rheumatoid nodule, kneenon-billable header
- M06.37Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M06.38Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae
- M06.39Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites
- M06.31Rheumatoid nodule, shouldernon-billable header