Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

M32

M32.1 Systemic lupus erythematosus with organ or system involvement

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Report one of the more specific codes below.

Codes under this one

  • M32.10 Systemic lupus erythematosus, organ or system involvement unspecified
  • M32.11 Endocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • M32.12 Pericarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • M32.13 Lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • M32.14 Glomerular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • M32.15 Tubulo-interstitial nephropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • M32.19 Other organ or system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Section M30-M36

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category
Includes
  • autoimmune disease NOS
  • collagen (vascular) disease NOS
  • systemic autoimmune disease
  • systemic collagen (vascular) disease

M32

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • lupus erythematosus (discoid) (NOS) (L93.0)

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M30-M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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