Rheumatoid nodule, knee

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:

M06.361 Rheumatoid nodule, right knee
M06.362 Rheumatoid nodule, left knee
M06.369 Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified knee

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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Rheumatoid nodule, knee

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.

Node
Nodule, nodular > rheumatoid > knee

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M06.30	Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified site	Valid
M06.31	Rheumatoid nodule, shoulder	Not billable
M06.32	Rheumatoid nodule, elbow	Not billable
M06.33	Rheumatoid nodule, wrist	Not billable
M06.34	Rheumatoid nodule, hand	Not billable
M06.35	Rheumatoid nodule, hip	Not billable
M06.37	Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and foot	Not billable
M06.38	Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae	Valid
M06.39	Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites	Valid