M08.9
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Juvenile arthritis, unspecified
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.
❌ Excludes1
directCannot be coded with M08.9
- • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified (M08.0-)
❌ 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)
M08.90Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified siteM08.91Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, shoulderM08.92Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, elbowM08.93Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, wristM08.94Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, handM08.95Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hipM08.96Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, kneeM08.97Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and footM08.98Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, vertebraeM08.99Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, multiple sitesM08.9AJuvenile arthritis, unspecified, other specified site
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CodeM08.9
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM08
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes15 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes11
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)