M08 Juvenile arthritis

Category / Non-billable header 165 subcodes

Block: Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
  • Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
  • juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
  • psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)

Code Also

  • any associated underlying condition, such as:
  • regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-)
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
M08..0 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis No
M08..00 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site Yes
M08..01 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder No
M08..011 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder Yes
M08..012 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder Yes
M08..019 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified shoulder Yes
M08..02 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of elbow No
M08..021 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow Yes
M08..022 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow Yes
M08..029 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbow Yes
M08..03 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, wrist No
M08..031 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist Yes
M08..032 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left wrist Yes
M08..039 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified wrist Yes
M08..04 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hand No
M08..041 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hand Yes
M08..042 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hand Yes
M08..049 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand Yes
M08..05 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hip No
M08..051 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hip Yes
M08..052 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hip Yes
M08..059 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hip Yes
M08..06 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, knee No
M08..061 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right knee Yes
M08..062 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left knee Yes
M08..069 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified knee Yes
M08..07 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot No
M08..071 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle and foot Yes
M08..072 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left ankle and foot Yes
M08..079 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot Yes
M08..08 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae Yes
M08..09 Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sites Yes
M08..0A Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site Yes
M08..1 Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis Yes
M08..2 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset No
M08..20 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified site Yes
M08..21 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulder No
M08..211 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right shoulder Yes
M08..212 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left shoulder Yes
M08..219 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified shoulder Yes
M08..22 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, elbow No
M08..221 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right elbow Yes
M08..222 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left elbow Yes
M08..229 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified elbow Yes
M08..23 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, wrist No
M08..231 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right wrist Yes
M08..232 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left wrist Yes
M08..239 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified wrist Yes
M08..24 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hand No
M08..241 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right hand Yes
M08..242 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left hand Yes
M08..249 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified hand Yes
M08..25 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hip No
M08..251 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right hip Yes
M08..252 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left hip Yes
M08..259 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified hip Yes
M08..26 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, knee No
M08..261 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right knee Yes
M08..262 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left knee Yes
M08..269 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified knee Yes
M08..27 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, ankle and foot No
M08..271 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, right ankle and foot Yes
M08..272 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, left ankle and foot Yes
M08..279 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified ankle and foot Yes
M08..28 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, vertebrae Yes
M08..29 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, multiple sites Yes
M08..2A Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified site Yes
M08..3 Juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative) Yes
M08..4 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis No
M08..40 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified site Yes
M08..41 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder No
M08..411 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder Yes
M08..412 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder Yes
M08..419 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified shoulder Yes
M08..42 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, elbow No
M08..421 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow Yes
M08..422 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow Yes
M08..429 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified elbow Yes
M08..43 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, wrist No
M08..431 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right wrist Yes
M08..432 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left wrist Yes
M08..439 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified wrist Yes
M08..44 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hand No
M08..441 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hand Yes
M08..442 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hand Yes
M08..449 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hand Yes
M08..45 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, hip No
M08..451 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right hip Yes
M08..452 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left hip Yes
M08..459 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified hip Yes
M08..46 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, knee No
M08..461 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right knee Yes
M08..462 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left knee Yes
M08..469 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified knee Yes
M08..47 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankle and foot No
M08..471 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle and foot Yes
M08..472 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, left ankle and foot Yes
M08..479 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot Yes
M08..48 Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, vertebrae Yes
M08..4A Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other specified site Yes
M08..8 Other juvenile arthritis No
M08..80 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified site Yes
M08..81 Other juvenile arthritis, shoulder No
M08..811 Other juvenile arthritis, right shoulder Yes
M08..812 Other juvenile arthritis, left shoulder Yes
M08..819 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified shoulder Yes
M08..82 Other juvenile arthritis, elbow No
M08..821 Other juvenile arthritis, right elbow Yes
M08..822 Other juvenile arthritis, left elbow Yes
M08..829 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified elbow Yes
M08..83 Other juvenile arthritis, wrist No
M08..831 Other juvenile arthritis, right wrist Yes
M08..832 Other juvenile arthritis, left wrist Yes
M08..839 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified wrist Yes
M08..84 Other juvenile arthritis, hand No
M08..841 Other juvenile arthritis, right hand Yes
M08..842 Other juvenile arthritis, left hand Yes
M08..849 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified hand Yes
M08..85 Other juvenile arthritis, hip No
M08..851 Other juvenile arthritis, right hip Yes
M08..852 Other juvenile arthritis, left hip Yes
M08..859 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified hip Yes
M08..86 Other juvenile arthritis, knee No
M08..861 Other juvenile arthritis, right knee Yes
M08..862 Other juvenile arthritis, left knee Yes
M08..869 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified knee Yes
M08..87 Other juvenile arthritis, ankle and foot No
M08..871 Other juvenile arthritis, right ankle and foot Yes
M08..872 Other juvenile arthritis, left ankle and foot Yes
M08..879 Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified ankle and foot Yes
M08..88 Other juvenile arthritis, other specified site Yes
M08..89 Other juvenile arthritis, multiple sites Yes
M08..9 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified No
M08..90 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified site Yes
M08..91 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, shoulder No
M08..911 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right shoulder Yes
M08..912 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left shoulder Yes
M08..919 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified shoulder Yes
M08..92 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, elbow No
M08..921 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right elbow Yes
M08..922 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left elbow Yes
M08..929 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified elbow Yes
M08..93 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, wrist No
M08..931 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right wrist Yes
M08..932 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left wrist Yes
M08..939 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified wrist Yes
M08..94 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hand No
M08..941 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hand Yes
M08..942 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hand Yes
M08..949 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hand Yes
M08..95 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hip No
M08..951 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hip Yes
M08..952 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hip Yes
M08..959 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip Yes
M08..96 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, knee No
M08..961 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right knee Yes
M08..962 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left knee Yes
M08..969 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified knee Yes
M08..97 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and foot No
M08..971 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right ankle and foot Yes
M08..972 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left ankle and foot Yes
M08..979 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified ankle and foot Yes
M08..98 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, vertebrae Yes
M08..99 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, multiple sites Yes
M08..9A Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, other specified site Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026