M08.959
BillableJuvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 93 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.175V24HCC 40 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.307ESRDHCC 40 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.000RxHCCHCC 83 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease
0.000What This Code Means
A type of arthritis that develops in children affecting the hip, but the specific hip (left or right) is not documented or is bilateral.
Coding Tips
Clinical Significance
Juvenile arthritis affecting the hip represents a significant chronic inflammatory condition that can impact mobility, growth, and quality of life in pediatric patients. This diagnosis requires ongoing monitoring and specialized care to prevent joint damage and functional impairment.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Patient age at onset (must be under 16 years old)
- ✓Evidence of chronic arthritis lasting at least 6 weeks
- ✓Hip joint involvement with inflammatory signs
- ✓Exclusion of other causes of arthritis
- ✓Functional assessment and mobility evaluation
- ✓Current treatment regimen and response
- ✓Joint imaging studies (X-ray, MRI, or ultrasound)
- ✓Laboratory results if available (ESR, CRP, ANA)
Commonly Confused Codes
M08.951/M08.952 — Use when laterality (right/left hip) is specifiedM08.00-M08.09 — Unspecified juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with specific joint involvementM08.20-M08.29 — Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onsetM25.551/M25.552 — Pain in hip, not inflammatory arthritisM16.0-M16.9 — Osteoarthritis of hip, typically in adults
Code Hierarchy
└M08Juvenile arthritis└M08.9Juvenile arthritis, unspecified└M08.95Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hip└M08.959Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip
└M08.959Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip