FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
M08.2: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- M08.20: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, unspecified siteBillable code
- M08.21: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, shoulderNonbillable heading
- M08.22: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, elbowNonbillable heading
- M08.23: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, wristNonbillable heading
- M08.24: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, handNonbillable heading
- M08.25: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, hipNonbillable heading
- M08.26: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, kneeNonbillable heading
- M08.27: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, ankle and footNonbillable heading
- M08.28: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, vertebraeBillable code
- M08.29: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, multiple sitesBillable code
- M08.2A: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset, other specified siteBillable code
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Instructional note
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: M00-M99 (chapter, inherited).
Code also
any associated underlying condition, such as:
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Code also
regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-)
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Code also
ulcerative colitis (K51.-)
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)
Source: M08 (category, inherited).
Instructional note
Still's disease NOS
Source: M08.2 (self, direct).
Excludes1
adult-onset Still's disease (M06.1-)
Source: M08.2 (self, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does M08.2 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is M08.2 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks M08.2 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does M08.2 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition