Includes:

  • autoimmune disease NOS
  • collagen (vascular) disease NOS
  • systemic autoimmune disease
  • systemic collagen (vascular) disease

Excludes1

  • autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category
  1. M36 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

    Excludes2

    • arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M14.-)
    1. M36.0 Dermato(poly)myositis in neoplastic disease

    2. M36.1 Arthropathy in neoplastic disease

    3. M36.2 Hemophilic arthropathy

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Hemarthrosis in hemophilic arthropathy
    4. M36.3 Arthropathy in other blood disorders

    5. M36.4 Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere

    6. M36.8 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.