M06.23 Rheumatoid bursitis, wrist

ICD-10-CM M06.23: Rheumatoid bursitis, wrist

ICD-10-CM code M06.23 identifies rheumatoid bursitis located in the wrist. The terminology record is active for the 2026 version and classifies this concept as a disease or syndrome. It exists as a narrower concept under the parent category M06.2, which denotes rheumatoid bursitis generally. 1 3

Plain-language overview

Code M06.23 represents a diagnosis of rheumatoid bursitis specifically located in the wrist, classified within the ICD-10-CM version 2026 as an active disease or syndrome concept. 1

What this code represents

The diagnostic concept M06.23 is a narrower child of the parent code M06.2, establishing its specific placement within the broader category of rheumatoid bursitis. 1

The official preferred name for M06.23 is rheumatoid bursitis, wrist, and the terminology record indicates it has no narrower subordinate concepts within the hierarchy. 1

Coding details

The M06.23 terminology record is published for ICD-10-CM version 2026, and a separate source lists a corresponding release date of January 1, 2026, confirming its active operational status for that cycle. 1 3

Documentation considerations

The official terminology record for M06.23 provides the preferred name rheumatoid bursitis, wrist, which identifies the exact diagnostic label assigned to this specific code. 1

Clinical context

Imaging research on rheumatoid arthritis development notes that bursitis may precede clinical joint swelling, and study covariates included inflammation at the wrist joints. 2

What the sources add

While the official terminology record defines the exact diagnostic label for M06.23, the rheumatology clinical resource lists separate distinct codes for rheumatoid lung disease and vasculitis with wrist arthritis. 1 4

Coverage and utilization context

The appearance of M06.23 in an official terminology hierarchy establishes its classification status, but the supplied excerpts do not address any payer coverage or reimbursement policies. 1 3

Questions to verify

The supplied excerpts do not specify whether M06.23 requires laterality modifiers for right or left wrist, nor do they provide external cause or encounter sequencing rules. 1 3

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM M06.23 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. During development of rheumatoid arthritis, intermetatarsal bursitis may occur before clinical joint swelling: a large imaging study in patients with clinically suspect arthralgia — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. Rheumatology ICD 10 Codes - Rheumatology Advisor — rheumatologyadvisor.com; accessed 2026-07-27.