M05.44 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis, metacarpus and phalanges

Applies from M05 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor

Excludes1 (never code together)

• rheumatic fever (I00)
• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-)
• rheumatoid arthritis of spine (M45.-)

Codes under M05.44

• M05.441 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right hand
• M05.442 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left hand
• M05.449 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to M05.44

Back-references to M05

• Code Also: I27.21 Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension ("rheumatoid arthritis (M05.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R76.81 Abnormal rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody without rheumatoid arthritis ("rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor (M05.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M05.44

• Rheumatoid › myopathy › hand joint

Nearby codes

• M05.429 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified elbow
• M05.43 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of wrist
• M05.431 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist
• M05.432 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist
• M05.439 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist
• M05.44 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of hand (this code)
• M05.441 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right hand
• M05.442 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left hand
• M05.449 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hand
• M05.45 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of hip
• M05.451 Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right hip