Rheumatoid arthritis
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is persistent and/or erosive disease that is defined as the confirmed presence of synovitis in at least 1 joint, absence of an alternative diagnosis that better explains the synovitis, and achievement of a total score of 6 or greater (of a possible 10) from the individual scores in 4 domains: number and site of involved joints, serologic abnormality, elevated acute-phase response, and symptom duration.
exclusions
code elsewhere
sections/codes in this section (FA20-FA20)
- Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (FA20.0)
- Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (FA20.1)
- Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified (FA20.Z)
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