M08.2
Header — not billableJuvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset
The ICD-10 code for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset is M08.2.
M08.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 11 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- adult-onset Still's disease (M06.1-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Still's disease NOS
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M08.2
- M08.20Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified site
- M08.21Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shouldernon-billable header
- M08.22Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, elbownon-billable header
- M08.23Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, wristnon-billable header
- M08.24Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, handnon-billable header
- M08.25Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hipnon-billable header
- M08.26Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, kneenon-billable header
- M08.27Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M08.28Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, vertebrae
- M08.29Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, multiple sites
- M08.2AJuvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified site
Related codes in this category
- M08.0Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritisnon-billable header
- M08.1Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis
- M08.3Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative)
- M08.4Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritisnon-billable header
- M08.8Other juvenile arthritisnon-billable header
- M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecifiednon-billable header
- M08.2Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onsetnon-billable header