Basics of Rheumatoid arthritis ICD-10 CM coding

Rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in your joints. It can affect any joint but is common in the wrist and fingers

ICD-10 code M06. 9 for Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range – Arthropathies .

M06.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Signs and symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis ICD-10 CM coding

Following are the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include:

• Fatigue, or tiredness
• Fever
• Pain or aching in more than one joint
• Stiffness in more than one joint
• Tenderness and swelling in more than one joint
• The same symptoms on both sides of the body
• Weakness
• Weight loss

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Documentation and Rheumatoid arthritis ICD-10 CM coding

ICD-10-CM codes for rheumatoid arthritis can be found under code category M05.- (rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor).

Category M05.- has an excludes1 note for the following codes: 

I00, rheumatic fever without heart involvement
M08.-, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
M45.-, rheumatoid arthritis of spine
Excludes1 notes indicate which codes should never be reported together, while excludes2 notes show which codes can be reported together, given the proper specificity and documentation. 

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Related Synonyms of Rheumatoid arthritis ICD-10 CM

Bilateral uveitis-rheumatoid arthritis syndrome
Deformity of bilateral feet due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of bilateral hands due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of bilateral wrists due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of foot due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of hand due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of left foot due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of left hand due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of left wrist due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of right foot due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of right hand due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of right wrist due to rheumatoid arthritis
Deformity of wrist due to rheumatoid arthritis
Left uveitis ra syndrome
Left uveitis-rheumatoid arthritis syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis in remission
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral ankles
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral elbows
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral feet
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral hands
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral hips
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral knees
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral shoulders
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral temporomandibular joints
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral tmj
Rheumatoid arthritis of bilateral wrists
Rheumatoid arthritis of hip
Rheumatoid arthritis of left ankle
Rheumatoid arthritis of left elbow
Rheumatoid arthritis of left foot
Rheumatoid arthritis of left hand
Rheumatoid arthritis of left hip
Rheumatoid arthritis of left knee
Rheumatoid arthritis of left shoulder
Rheumatoid arthritis of left temporomandibular joint
Rheumatoid arthritis of left tmj
Rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist
Rheumatoid arthritis of multiple joints
Rheumatoid arthritis of right ankle
Rheumatoid arthritis of right elbow
Rheumatoid arthritis of right foot
Rheumatoid arthritis of right hand
Rheumatoid arthritis of right hip
Rheumatoid arthritis of right knee
Rheumatoid arthritis of right shoulder
Rheumatoid arthritis of right temporomandibular joint
Rheumatoid arthritis of right tmj
Rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist
Rheumatoid arthritis of temporomandibular joint
Rheumatoid deformity of bilateral feet
Rheumatoid deformity of bilateral hands
Rheumatoid deformity of bilateral wrists
Rheumatoid deformity of left foot
Rheumatoid deformity of left hand
Rheumatoid deformity of left wrist
Rheumatoid deformity of right foot
Rheumatoid deformity of right hand
Rheumatoid deformity of right wrist
Rheumatoid foot deformity
Rheumatoid hand deformity
Rheumatoid wrist deformity
Right uveitis ra syndrome
Right uveitis-rheumatoid arthritis syndrome
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
Uveitis ra syndrome, both eyes

Basic ICD-10 INFORMATION

World Health Organization (WHO) authorized the publication of the International Classification of Diseases External 10th Revision (ICD-10), which was implemented for mortality coding and classification from death certificates in the U.S. in 1999. The U.S. developed a Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for medical diagnoses based on WHO’s ICD-10.  This medical classification list is generated by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is used to help healthcare providers identify and code health conditions.