M08.21
Header — not billableJuvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulder is M08.21.
M08.21 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
- M08.20Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified site
- 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
- M08.21Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shouldernon-billable header