M08.96 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, knee

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M08 Juvenile arthritis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• arthropathy in Whipple's disease (M14.8)
• Felty's syndrome (M05.0)
• juvenile dermatomyositis (M33.0-)
• psoriatic juvenile arthropathy (L40.54)

Code also

• any associated underlying condition, such as:
• regional enteritis [Crohn's disease] (K50.-)
• ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Applies from M08.9 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified

Excludes1 (never code together)

• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified (M08.0-)

Codes under M08.96

• M08.961 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right knee
• M08.962 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left knee
• M08.969 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified knee

Code annotations containing back-references to M08.96

Back-references to M08

• Type 1 Excludes: M05 Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor ("juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (M08.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M08.96

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › juvenile › knee

Nearby codes

• M08.949 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hand
• M08.95 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, hip
• M08.951 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right hip
• M08.952 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left hip
• M08.959 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified hip
• M08.96 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, knee (this code)
• M08.961 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right knee
• M08.962 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, left knee
• M08.969 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, unspecified knee
• M08.97 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, ankle and foot
• M08.971 Juvenile arthritis, unspecified, right ankle and foot