M05.56 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of knee

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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 M05.56

• M05.561 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right knee
• M05.562 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left knee
• M05.569 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified knee

Code annotations containing back-references to M05.56

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 M05.56

• Rheumatoid › polyneuropathy › knee

Nearby codes

• M05.549 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hand
• M05.55 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of hip
• M05.551 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right hip
• M05.552 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left hip
• M05.559 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hip
• M05.56 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of knee (this code)
• M05.561 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right knee
• M05.562 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of left knee
• M05.569 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified knee
• M05.57 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of ankle and foot
• M05.571 Rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of right ankle and foot