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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

M05.7Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor without organ or systems involvement

Not billable — use a more specific code

M05.7 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 10 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Rheumatoid arthritis w rheumatoid factor w/o org/sys involv

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About M05.7

M05.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor without organ or systems involvement. It belongs to category M05 (rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor), block M05-M14 (inflammatory polyarthropathies) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 10 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M05, choose M05.7 (without organ or systems involvement) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Felty's syndrome (M05.0), rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis (M05.1), rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis (M05.2), rheumatoid heart disease with rheumatoid arthritis (M05.3), rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis (M05.4), rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis (M05.5), rheumatoid arthritis with involvement of other organs and systems (M05.6), other rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor (M05.8) and 2 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M05.70 (involvement), M05.71 (involvement), M05.72 (involvement), M05.73 (involvement), M05.74 (involvement), M05.75 (involvement), M05.76 (involvement), M05.77 (involvement) and 2 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under M05.7

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M05.7.

› From M05 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor
Excludes1
  • rheumatic fever (I00)
  • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-)
  • rheumatoid arthritis of spine (M45.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about M05.7

Is M05.7 billable?

No. M05.7 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.