M87.36
Header — not billableOther secondary osteonecrosis, tibia and fibula
The ICD-10 code for other secondary osteonecrosis, tibia and fibula is M87.36.
M87.36 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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.
Child codes under M87.36
- M87.361Other secondary osteonecrosis, right tibia
- M87.362Other secondary osteonecrosis, left tibia
- M87.363Other secondary osteonecrosis, unspecified tibia
- M87.364Other secondary osteonecrosis, right fibula
- M87.365Other secondary osteonecrosis, left fibula
- M87.366Other secondary osteonecrosis, unspecified fibula
Related codes in this category
- M87.30Other secondary osteonecrosis, unspecified bone
- M87.31Other secondary osteonecrosis, shouldernon-billable header
- M87.32Other secondary osteonecrosis, humerusnon-billable header
- M87.33Other secondary osteonecrosis of radius, ulna and carpusnon-billable header
- M87.34Other secondary osteonecrosis, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M87.35Other secondary osteonecrosis, pelvis and femurnon-billable header
- M87.37Other secondary osteonecrosis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M87.38Other secondary osteonecrosis, other site
- M87.39Other secondary osteonecrosis, multiple sites
- M87.36Other secondary osteonecrosis, tibia and fibulanon-billable header