M08.0
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
Also Known As
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with or without rheumatoid factor
❌ Excludes1
inherited from M08Rules from parent category M08: Juvenile arthritis
- • arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
- • Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
- • juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
- • psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)
Child Codes (11)
M08.00Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified siteM08.01Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, shoulderM08.02Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of elbowM08.03Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, wristM08.04Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, handM08.05Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hipM08.06Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, kneeM08.07Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and footM08.08Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, vertebraeM08.09Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sitesM08.0AUnspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site
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CodeM08.0
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM08
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes14 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes11
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)