Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 696
Psoriasis and similar disorders
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 7 ICD-9-CM codes below 696 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A type of inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis, often involving the axial joints and the peripheral terminal interphalangeal joints. It is characterized by the presence of hla-b27-associated spondylarthropathy, and the absence of rheumatoid factor
  • Joint inflammation associated with psoriasis
  • Syndrome of psoriasis in association with inflammation, arthritis; rheumatoid factor is usually not present in the sera of affected individuals
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