Alphabetic Index FY2027

M36

Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M30–M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders

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

M36 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere. 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 M36.0 Dermato(poly)myositis in neoplastic disease, M36.1 Arthropathy in neoplastic disease, M36.2 Hemophilic arthropathy, M36.3 Arthropathy in other blood disorders and 2 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from M30–M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders
  • autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category

Excludes2

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

This code
  • arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M14.-)
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)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Also from chapter/block level (4 notes)
Inherited from M30–M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders
  • autoimmune disease NOS
  • collagen (vascular) disease NOS
  • systemic autoimmune disease
  • systemic collagen (vascular) disease

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 M36 6