M36
Header — not billableSystemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
The ICD-10 code for systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere is M36.
M36 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M14.-)
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.
Child codes under M36
- M36.0Dermato(poly)myositis in neoplastic disease
- M36.1Arthropathy in neoplastic disease
- M36.2Hemophilic arthropathy
- M36.3Arthropathy in other blood disorders
- M36.4Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere
- M36.8Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere
Related codes in this category
- M30Polyarteritis nodosa and related conditionsnon-billable header
- M31Other necrotizing vasculopathiesnon-billable header
- M32Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)non-billable header
- M33Dermatopolymyositisnon-billable header
- M34Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]non-billable header
- M35Other systemic involvement of connective tissuenon-billable header
- M36Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header