Question 1

Is M08 a billable ICD-10 code?

Accepted Answer

No, M08 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

Question 2

What does ICD-10 code M08 mean?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-CM code M08 represents Juvenile arthritis. This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

Question 3

When was ICD-10 code M08 introduced?

Accepted Answer

Code M08 has been part of ICD-10-CM since 2016, when the coding system was mandated for use in the United States. This code was included in the original US implementation.

Question 4

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code M08?

Accepted Answer

The parent category for M08 is section:M05-M14 (Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

Question 5

What conditions are excluded from M08?

Accepted Answer

Code M08 has Type 1 Excludes (mutually exclusive conditions) including: arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8); Felty's syndrome (M05.0); juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-) and 1 more conditions. These conditions cannot be coded together with M08 as they represent different diagnoses.

M082026

Excludes14Not coded together

Excludes210Not included here

Code Also3Consider additional code

Notes1Additional information

Excluded By1Codes that exclude this one

Is M08 a billable ICD-10 code?

What does ICD-10 code M08 mean?

When was ICD-10 code M08 introduced?

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code M08?

What conditions are excluded from M08?