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M05.239 ICD-10-CM Code: Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
3 Excludes1
Risk adjustment
CMS-HCC V28: 1 category · CMS-HCC V22 category 40 · RxHCC V08 category 83

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 545 — CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH MCC (MDC 08)
  • MS-DRG 546 — CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC (MDC 08)
  • MS-DRG 547 — CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 08)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Risk Adjustment (CMS-HCC)

Payment categories this diagnosis maps to under CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2026.

  • HCC 93 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Specified Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders (supersedes HCC 94)

Other models: CMS-HCC V22 HCC 40 · RxHCC V08 HCC 83

Risk scores depend on the enrollee's full accepted diagnosis set and segment; a category mapping alone does not determine payment.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for M05.239 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on M05.239 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Source: inherited from M05

Coder workflow for M05.239

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code M05.239

  1. Unspecified does not mean incorrect. When the record gives no greater specificity, M05.239 may be the appropriate code. Check the record for detail that supports a more specific sibling — in this subcategory the siblings differ by the presence or absence of the associated condition. An unspecified code is for records that do not provide the detail a more specific code needs; a query, not an assumption, is the route to specificity (Guidelines I.A.9.b, I.B.18).

    ReviewM05.231, M05.232

    See the relationships section · Guide: Other vs unspecified (NEC vs NOS) →

  2. Laterality is coded in this family. Confirm the side documented — right, left, or bilateral — and select the matching code (this page’s code: unspecified). The unspecified-side code applies only when the record states no side. Laterality is assigned from the documented side; where a bilateral code exists and both sides are documented, it is used instead of two unilateral codes (Guidelines I.B.13).

    ReviewM05.231 · right, M05.232 · left

    Guide: Laterality coding →

  3. M05.239’s title joins a condition with an associated condition or complication. Confirm each component is documented. Where the classification presumes the link through the “with” convention, only a provider statement that the conditions are unrelated defeats it. A combination code is assigned only when it fully identifies the documented conditions; a required second code for the stage, type or manifestation is still reported when the notes ask for it (Guidelines I.B.9, I.A.15).

    Guide: Combination codes →

  4. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with M05.239. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the record document the detail a more specific sibling code needs?
    Yes → Review the specific siblings in this subcategory.
    No → Continue — M05.239 is appropriate when the documentation goes no further.

    ReviewM05.231, M05.232

  2. Does the documentation support a condition named in M05.239’s Excludes1 note?
    Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
    No → Continue.

    ReviewI00, M08, M45

  3. Is the side documented?
    Yes → Select the code for the documented side (or the bilateral code when both sides are documented and one exists).
    No → Use the unspecified-side code only when the record states no side; a query is the alternative.

    ReviewM05.231 · right, M05.232 · left

Consider M05.239. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
Laterality
Right, left or bilateral as documented; unspecified only when the record states no side (Guidelines I.B.13).
The associated condition or complication
Whether the associated condition the title names is documented; the “with” convention presumes some links, and a provider statement that the conditions are unrelated defeats it (Guidelines I.A.15).
Any detail beyond this code’s title
What the record states that a more specific sibling code would capture — or its absence, which itself supports the unspecified code.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting M05.239(3 notes)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with M05.239: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareI00, M08, M45

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: The provider documents the condition in the terms of this code’s title and records no further detail.

Coding question: Is a more specific sibling code supportable?

Path: Review the specific siblings in this subcategory and what each requires the record to state.

Reason: A more specific code needs documentation of the distinguishing element; without it the unspecified code is appropriate, and a provider query is the route to specificity (Guidelines I.A.9.b, I.B.18).

ReviewM05.231, M05.232

Documentation: Both the condition M05.239 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewI00, M08, M45

Documentation: The record documents the condition on one side only.

Coding question: Which code in this family applies?

Path: Select the sibling code for the documented side.

Reason: Laterality is assigned from the documented side; the unspecified-side code is for records that state no side (Guidelines I.B.13).

ReviewM05.231 · right, M05.232 · left

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse M05.239 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of M05.239 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • I00— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of rheumatic fever moves the case to I00; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: M05.239 vs I00 →

  • M08— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis moves the case to M08; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: M05.239 vs M08 →

  • M45— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of rheumatoid arthritis of spine moves the case to M45; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: M05.239 vs M45 →

  • M05.231— Laterality relationship (Review)

    Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

    The same condition on the other side; the documented side decides, and a bilateral code, where one exists, replaces the pair when both sides are documented.

    What moves you there: A documented right side moves the case to M05.231.

    Full comparison: M05.239 vs M05.231 →

  • M05.232— Laterality relationship (Review)

    Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

    The same condition on the other side; the documented side decides, and a bilateral code, where one exists, replaces the pair when both sides are documented.

    What moves you there: A documented left side moves the case to M05.232.

    Full comparison: M05.239 vs M05.232 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Code Overview

Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M05.239).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Verify Before Coding

  • No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name M05.239 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: R76.81 — Abnormal rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibody without rheumatoid arthritis (via M05.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 2 Code First instructions: J84.170 — Interstitial lung disease with progressive fibrotic phenotype in diseases classified elsewhere (via M05.-), J84.178 — Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis in diseases classified elsewhere (via M05.-).

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Referenced by 1 Code Also instruction: I27.21 — Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension (via M05.-).

These codes suggest coding this condition alongside when both are present.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2027 MS-DRG: not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity for that release.

Named in the grouper logic of 3 MS-DRGs: DRG 545 (MDC 08), DRG 546 (MDC 08), DRG 547 (MDC 08).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):MUS003 — Rheumatoid arthritis and related disease (default); CIR037 — Vasculitis.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same condition, opposite side

Same category and title, differing only in which side of the body is affected.

M05.231 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist (right)Compare M05.239 vs M05.231 →, M05.232 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist (left)Compare M05.239 vs M05.232 →

Same CMS-HCC risk category (V28)

CMS maps these diagnoses to the same Hierarchical Condition Category (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Specified Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders) for risk-adjusted payment.

M05.19 — Rheumatoid lung disease with rheumatoid arthritis of multiple sites, M05.20 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site, M05.211 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right shoulder, M05.212 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left shoulder, M05.219 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified shoulder, M05.221 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right elbow, M05.222 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left elbow, M05.229 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified elbow, M05.231 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist, M05.232 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist, M05.241 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right hand, M05.242 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left hand, M05.249 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hand, M05.251 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right hip, M05.252 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left hip, M05.259 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hip, M05.261 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right knee, M05.262 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left knee, M05.269 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified knee, M05.271 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right ankle and foot, +487 more

Related risk categories

These categories interact through CMS's HCC hierarchy — one can suppress the other's risk-adjustment weight when both are present on a claim.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Other Specified Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical categories (Rheumatoid arthritis and related disease, Vasculitis).

L95.9 — Vasculitis limited to the skin, unspecified, M05.20 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified site, M05.211 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right shoulder, M05.212 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left shoulder, M05.219 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified shoulder, M05.221 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right elbow, M05.222 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left elbow, M05.229 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified elbow, M05.231 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist, M05.232 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist, M05.241 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right hand, M05.242 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left hand, M05.249 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hand, M05.251 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right hip, M05.252 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left hip, M05.259 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified hip, M05.261 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right knee, M05.262 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of left knee, M05.269 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified knee, M05.271 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of right ankle and foot, +346 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of M05.239 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run M05.239 with these 4 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

Referenced by Code First instructions

Referenced by Code Also instructions

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Risk adjustment (CMS-HCC)

  • HCC 93 — Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Specified Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders [CMS-HCC]: “Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Specified Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders — supersedes HCC 94 (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Other Specified Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders)”— CMS-HCC V28 · 2026

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 18,439 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027

Nearest codes (40)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Risk adjustment Official source data
2026 Mid-Year Final ICD-10 Mappings + Model Software (cms.gov/files/zip/2026-midyear-final-icd-10-mappings.zip, 2026-midyear-final-model-software.zip) — CMS-HCC V28, PY2026 mid-year final release Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "M05.239 — Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/m05.239-rheumatoid-vasculitis-with-rheumatoid-arthritis-of-unspecified-wrist

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Rheumatoid vasculitis with rheumatoid arthritis of unspecified wrist

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027, and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to M05.239 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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