ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00–M99
M06.28
Rheumatoid bursitis, vertebrae
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- M06.28
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 13 — Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Category
- M06 — Other rheumatoid arthritis
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM M06.28 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of rheumatoid bursitis, vertebrae. 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
- M06.012Rheumatoid arthritis without rheumatoid factor, left 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
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