M05.72 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of elbow without organ or systems involvement

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 M05.72

• M05.721 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right elbow without organ or systems involvement
• M05.722 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left elbow without organ or systems involvement
• M05.729 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified elbow without organ or systems involvement

Code annotations containing back-references to M05.72

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 M05.72

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › rheumatoid › seropositive › without organ involvement › elbow

Nearby codes

• M05.70 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified site without organ or systems involvement
• M05.71 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of shoulder without organ or systems involvement
• M05.711 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right shoulder without organ or systems involvement
• M05.712 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left shoulder without organ or systems involvement
• M05.719 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified shoulder without organ or systems involvement
• M05.72 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of elbow without organ or systems involvement (this code)
• M05.721 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right elbow without organ or systems involvement
• M05.722 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of left elbow without organ or systems involvement
• M05.729 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of unspecified elbow without organ or systems involvement
• M05.73 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of wrist without organ or systems involvement
• M05.731 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor of right wrist without organ or systems involvement