M87.1
Header — not billableOsteonecrosis due to drugs
The ICD-10 code for osteonecrosis due to drugs is M87.1.
M87.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M87.1
- M87.10Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified bone
- M87.11Osteonecrosis due to drugs, shouldernon-billable header
- M87.12Osteonecrosis due to drugs, humerusnon-billable header
- M87.13Osteonecrosis due to drugs of radius, ulna and carpusnon-billable header
- M87.14Osteonecrosis due to drugs, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M87.15Osteonecrosis due to drugs, pelvis and femurnon-billable header
- M87.16Osteonecrosis due to drugs, tibia and fibulanon-billable header
- M87.17Osteonecrosis due to drugs, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M87.18Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other sitenon-billable header
- M87.19Osteonecrosis due to drugs, multiple sites