L40.50

Approximate Synonyms

• Psoriasis with arthropathy

• Psoriatic arthritis

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.

Details

• L40.50 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L40.50 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L40.50 – other international versions of ICD-10 L40.50 may differ.