ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

M08.0Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Not billable — use a more specific code

M08.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 11 more specific codes beneath it.

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 M08.0

M08.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. It belongs to category M08 (juvenile arthritis), 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 11 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M08, choose M08.0 (Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: juvenile ankylosing spondylitis (M08.1), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset (M08.2), juvenile rheumatoid polyarthritis (seronegative) (M08.3), Pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.4), other juvenile arthritis (M08.8) and unspecified (M08.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M08.00 (of unspecified site), M08.01 (shoulder), M08.02 (of elbow), M08.03 (wrist), M08.04 (hand), M08.05 (hip), M08.06 (knee), M08.07 (ankle and foot) and 3 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 M08.0

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with or without rheumatoid factor

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M08.0.

› From M08 Juvenile arthritis

Excludes1

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.-)

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

Codes whose notes reference M08.0

M08.9Excludes1

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about M08.0

Is M08.0 billable?: No. M08.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.