M87.8
Header — not billableOther osteonecrosis
The ICD-10 code for other osteonecrosis is M87.8.
M87.8 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.
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 M87.8
- M87.80Other osteonecrosis, unspecified bone
- M87.81Other osteonecrosis, shouldernon-billable header
- M87.82Other osteonecrosis, humerusnon-billable header
- M87.83Other osteonecrosis of radius, ulna and carpusnon-billable header
- M87.84Other osteonecrosis, hand and fingersnon-billable header
- M87.85Other osteonecrosis, pelvis and femurnon-billable header
- M87.86Other osteonecrosis, tibia and fibulanon-billable header
- M87.87Other osteonecrosis, ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- M87.88Other osteonecrosis, other site
- M87.89Other osteonecrosis, multiple sites