M05.21
Header — not billableRheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of shoulder
The ICD-10 code for rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of shoulder is M05.21.
M05.21 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M05.20Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site
- M05.22Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of elbownon-billable header
- M05.23Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of wristnon-billable header
- M05.24Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of handnon-billable header
- M05.25Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of hipnon-billable header
- M05.26Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of kneenon-billable header
- M05.27Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and footnon-billable header
- M05.29Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of multiple sites
- M05.21Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of shouldernon-billable header