M30-M36

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
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Official Description

Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

CH13 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • autoimmune disease NOS
  • collagen (vascular) disease NOS
  • systemic autoimmune disease
  • systemic collagen (vascular) disease
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M30-M36Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)Not billable
M30Polyarteritis nodosa and related conditionsSubcodes
M31Other necrotizing vasculopathiesSubcodes
M32Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)Subcodes
M33DermatopolymyositisSubcodes
M34Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]Subcodes
M35Other systemic involvement of connective tissueSubcodes
M36Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhereSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M30-M36:

chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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