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M06.37

Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and foot

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:

  • M06.371 Rheumatoid nodule, right ankle and foot
  • M06.372 Rheumatoid nodule, left ankle and foot
  • M06.379 Rheumatoid nodule, unspecified ankle and foot

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 nodule, ankle and foot

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
M06.30 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
M06.36 Rheumatoid nodule, knee Not billable
M06.38 Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae Valid
M06.39 Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites Valid