Other juvenile arthritis, unspecified hip

This code signifies a form of juvenile arthritis affecting the hip joint, where the specific type of juvenile arthritis is not further identified. It indicates chronic inflammatory joint disease with onset before 16 years of age, localized to the hip, without more precise diagnostic information.

Use this code when documentation confirms juvenile arthritis impacting the hip, but the physician has not specified the exact subtype (e.g., oligoarticular, polyarticular, systemic). This is appropriate when the medical record explicitly states "other juvenile arthritis of the hip" or "juvenile arthritis of the hip, type unspecified."

• Ensure the documentation clearly specifies "unspecified" or "other" juvenile arthritis and the affected joint is the hip.
• Avoid using this code if a more specific type of juvenile arthritis (e.g., M08.05 for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis of the hip) is documented.
• Always review for laterality if specified in the documentation (e.g., right, left, bilateral) as this code is for an unspecified hip.