ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00–M99
M06.012
Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, left shoulder
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- M06.012
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 13 — Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Category
- M06 — Other rheumatoid arthritis
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM M06.012 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, left shoulder. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in M06
- M06Other rheumatoid arthritis
- M06.0Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor
- M06.00Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, unspecified site
- M06.01Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, shoulder
- M06.011Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, right shoulder
- M06.019Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, unspecified shoulder
- M06.02Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, elbow
- M06.021Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, right elbow
- M06.022Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, left elbow
- M06.029Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, unspecified elbow
- M06.03Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, wrist
- M06.031Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, right wrist
- M06.032Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, left wrist
- M06.039Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, unspecified wrist
- M06.04Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, hand
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