Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, 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:

M06.841 Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, right hand
M06.842 Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, left hand
M06.849 Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, 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.

Arthropyosis
Pyoarthrosis
Septic > joint
Abscess > joint
Rheumatism > gout
Pyemia, pyemic > joint
Rheumatoid > arthritis
Pyarthritis, pyarthrosis
Rheumatoid > polyarthritis
Arthritis, arthritic > septic
Disease, diseased > rheumatoid
Arthritis, arthritic > purulent
Arthritis, arthritic > rheumatic
Suppuration, suppurative > joint
Arthritis, arthritic > suppurative
Arthritis, arthritic > in > infection
Disease, diseased > joint > suppurative
Polyarthritis, polyarthropathy > infective
Arthritis, arthritic > in > coliform bacilli
Arthritis, arthritic > infectious or infective
Arthritis, arthritic > rheumatoid > specified type NEC > hand joint

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M06.80	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site	Valid
M06.81	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder	Not billable
M06.82	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, elbow	Not billable
M06.83	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, wrist	Not billable
M06.85	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, hip	Not billable
M06.86	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, knee	Not billable
M06.87	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot	Not billable
M06.88	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae	Valid
M06.89	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites	Valid
M06.8A	Other specified rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site	Valid