2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M32Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
M32 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as M32.0, M32.10, M32.11, and M32.12.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)Overview
Non-specific codes like M32 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
Use M32.0 for Drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus
M32.1 for Systemic lupus erythematosus with organ or system involvement
Use M32.10 for Systemic lupus erythematosus, organ or system involvement unspecified
Use M32.11 for Endocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.12 for Pericarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.13 for Lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.14 for Glomerular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.15 for Tubulo-interstitial nephropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.19 for Other organ or system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.8 for Other forms of systemic lupus erythematosus
Use M32.9 for Systemic lupus erythematosus, unspecified
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to M32: its own notes plus those printed at block M30-M36 and Chapter 13. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- autoimmune disease NOS
- collagen (vascular) disease NOS
- systemic autoimmune disease
- systemic collagen (vascular) disease
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- lupus erythematosus (discoid) (NOS) (L93.0)
- autoimmune disease, single organ or single cell-type -code to relevant condition category
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- 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
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name M32, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 3
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming M32: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- L93 Lupus erythematosussystemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
- Block M60-M63 Disorders of musclesmyopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
- L94 Other localized connective tissue disorders
Excludes2 5
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming M32: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- A18.4 Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissuesystemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
- Chapter 9 (I00-I99) Diseases of the circulatory system
- I77 Other disorders of arteries and arterioles
- J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified
- Chapter 12 (L00-L99) Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Code First 3
These codes say to code first a condition named in the note, and M32 is one of the conditions named.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety) F03.90
systemic lupus erythematosus See Also: Dementia, in, diseases specified elsewhere; M32
with behavioral disturbance See Also: Dementia, in, diseases specified elsewhere; M32
Clinical InformationClinical
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes. it is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. the disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of le cells in the blood or bone marrow.
Patient EducationClinical
Lupus
Lupus is a chronic (long-lasting) type of autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases happen when your immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues by mistake. This attack causes inflammation. It can also damage many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain.
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Code HistoryHistory
Questions About M32Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
M32 is the ICD-10-CM category for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.
Is M32 (Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) need a more specific code from this category, such as M32.0, M32.10, and M32.11.
Can M32 be reported with L93.0?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on M32 lists "lupus erythematosus (discoid) (NOS) (L93.0)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
