M84.52
Header — not billablePathological fracture in neoplastic disease, humerus
The ICD-10 code for pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, humerus is M84.52.
M84.52 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M84.50Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified site
- M84.51Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, shouldernon-billable header
- M84.53Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, ulna and radiusnon-billable header
- M84.54Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, handnon-billable header
- M84.55Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, pelvis and femurnon-billable header
- M84.56Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, tibia and fibulanon-billable header
- M84.57Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M84.58Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, other specified site
- M84.52Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, humerusnon-billable header