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M06.04

Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, hand

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • M06.041 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, right hand
  • M06.042 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, left hand
  • M06.049 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, unspecified hand

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, hand

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
M06.00 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, unspecified site Valid
M06.01 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, shoulder Not billable
M06.02 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, elbow Not billable
M06.03 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, wrist Not billable
M06.05 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, hip Not billable
M06.06 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, knee Not billable
M06.07 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, ankle and foot Not billable
M06.08 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, vertebrae Valid
M06.09 Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, multiple sites Valid
M06.0A Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, other specified site Valid