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M06.38

Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Rheumatoid nodule, vertebrae

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
M06.37 Rheumatoid nodule, ankle and foot Not billable
M06.39 Rheumatoid nodule, multiple sites Valid