M84.9
Billable codeDisorder of continuity of bone, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for disorder of continuity of bone, unspecified is M84.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M84.3Stress fracturenon-billable header
- M84.4Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M84.5Pathological fracture in neoplastic diseasenon-billable header
- M84.6Pathological fracture in other diseasenon-billable header
- M84.7Nontraumatic fracture, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M84.8Other disorders of continuity of bonenon-billable header
- M84.9Disorder of continuity of bone, unspecified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 73399Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
M84.9 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.