M08.97
Header — not billableJuvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and foot
The ICD-10 code for juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and foot is M08.97.
M08.97 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
- M08.90Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified site
- M08.91Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, shouldernon-billable header
- M08.92Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, elbownon-billable header
- M08.93Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, wristnon-billable header
- M08.94Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, handnon-billable header
- M08.95Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hipnon-billable header
- M08.96Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, kneenon-billable header
- M08.98Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, vertebrae
- M08.99Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, multiple sites
- M08.9AJuvenile arthritis, unspecified, other specified site
- M08.97Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and footnon-billable header