M19.90

Clinical notes

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

• •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.

• 71530Approximate match
• 71590Approximate match
• 71531Approximate match
• 71532Approximate match
• 71533Approximate match
• 71537Approximate match
• 71538Approximate match
• 71591Approximate match
• 71592Approximate match
• 71593Approximate match
• 71597Approximate match
• 71598Approximate match

Associated MS-DRGs

M19.90 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.

• DRG 553Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with MCC
• DRG 554Bone Diseases and Arthropathies without MCC