M05.53 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of wrist

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis, carpal bones

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 M05.53

• M05.531 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist
• M05.532 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist
• M05.539 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist

Code annotations containing back-references to M05.53

Back-references to M05.5

• Type 1 Excludes: G63 Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere ("rheumatoid arthritis (M05.5-)")

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 M05.53

• Rheumatoid › polyneuropathy › wrist

Nearby codes

• M05.519 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified shoulder
• M05.52 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of elbow
• M05.521 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right elbow
• M05.522 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left elbow
• M05.529 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified elbow
• M05.53 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of wrist (this code)
• M05.531 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist
• M05.532 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist
• M05.539 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist
• M05.54 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of hand
• M05.541 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right hand