M14.6

Charcôt's joint

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M05–M14 Inflammatory polyarthropathies

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

Excludes1
Excludes2

M14.6 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for charcôt's joint. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M14.60 Charcôt's joint, unspecified site; M14.61 Charcôt's joint, shoulder; M14.62 Charcôt's joint, elbow; M14.63 Charcôt's joint, wrist and 6 more. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code

Charcôt's joint in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .610)
Charcôt's joint in tabes dorsalis (A52.16)

Inherited from M14 Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere

arthropathy in:
- diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .61-)
- hematological disorders (M36.2-M36.3)
- hypersensitivity reactions (M36.4)
- neoplastic disease (M36.1)
- neurosyphillis (A52.16)
- sarcoidosis (D86.86)
- enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-)
- juvenile psoriatic arthropathy (L40.54)
- lipoid dermatoarthritis (E78.81)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)

Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

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)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code

Neuropathic arthropathy

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)

Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More specific codes under M14.6 10