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M08 — Juvenile arthritis
Part of Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue , block Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14) .
Official Notes
Code Also
any associated underlying condition, such as:
Code Also
regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] ( K50 .-)
Code Also
ulcerative colitis ( K51 .-)
Excludes1
arthropathy in Whipple's disease ( M14.8 )
Excludes1
Felty's syndrome ( M05.0 )
Excludes1
juvenile dermatomyositis ( M33.0- )
Excludes1
psoriatic juvenile arthropathy ( L40.54 )
Child Codes
- M08.0 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Has subcodes
- M08.1 Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis Billable
- M08.2 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset Has subcodes
- M08.3 Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative) Billable
- M08.4 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Has subcodes
- M08.8 Other juvenile arthritis Has subcodes
- M08.9 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite M08.
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