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M14.6 ICD-10-CM Code: Charcôt's joint

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Charcôt's joint is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M14.6). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M14.6 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Neuropathic arthropathy

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).

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on M14.6 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

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

Relationships & Classification

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name M14.6 or its code family.

1 Excludes2 notes: M36 (via M14.-).

Contextual Map

Every relationship of M14.6 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.

Hierarchy

  • M00-M99 — Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99) (M00-M99) [Hierarchy]
  • M00-M25 — Arthropathies [Hierarchy]
  • M05-M14 — Inflammatory polyarthropathies [Hierarchy]

Excludes1

  • A52.16 — Charcôt's arthropathy (tabetic) [Excludes1]: “Charcôt's joint in tabes dorsalis (A52.16)” · check together
  • E08 — Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition [Excludes1]: “Charcôt's joint in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .610)” · check together
  • E13 — Other specified diabetes mellitus [Excludes1]: “Charcôt's joint in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .610)” · check together

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • M36 — Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere [Excludes2](via M14.-): “arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M14.-)” · check together

Nearest codes (40)

  • M14 — Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere [Sibling]
  • M14.60 — Charcôt's joint, unspecified site [Sibling]
  • M14.61 — Charcôt's joint, shoulder [Sibling]
  • M14.611 — Charcôt's joint, right shoulder [Sibling]
  • M14.612 — Charcôt's joint, left shoulder [Sibling]
  • M14.619 — Charcôt's joint, unspecified shoulder [Sibling]
  • M14.62 — Charcôt's joint, elbow [Sibling]
  • M14.621 — Charcôt's joint, right elbow [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can M14.6 be billed directly?

No. M14.6 (Charcôt's joint) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to M14.6 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • M14 — Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere
  • M14.60 — Charcôt's joint, unspecified site
  • M14.61 — Charcôt's joint, shoulder
  • M14.611 — Charcôt's joint, right shoulder
  • M14.612 — Charcôt's joint, left shoulder
  • M14.619 — Charcôt's joint, unspecified shoulder
  • M14.62 — Charcôt's joint, elbow
  • M14.621 — Charcôt's joint, right elbow
  • M14.622 — Charcôt's joint, left elbow
  • M14.629 — Charcôt's joint, unspecified elbow

View all codes in the M14 family