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M85.4

Solitary bone cyst

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • M85.40 Solitary bone cyst, unspecified site
  • M85.41 Solitary bone cyst, shoulder (also a header)
  • M85.42 Solitary bone cyst, humerus (also a header)
  • M85.43 Solitary bone cyst, ulna and radius (also a header)
  • M85.44 Solitary bone cyst, hand (also a header)
  • M85.45 Solitary bone cyst, pelvis (also a header)
  • M85.46 Solitary bone cyst, tibia and fibula (also a header)
  • M85.47 Solitary bone cyst, ankle and foot (also a header)
  • M85.48 Solitary bone cyst, other site

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Solitary bone cyst

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M85 Other disorders of bone density and structure

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • osteogenesis imperfecta (Q78.0)
  • osteopetrosis (Q78.2)
  • osteopoikilosis (Q78.8)
  • polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (Q78.1)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
M85.0 Fibrous dysplasia (monostotic) Not billable
M85.1 Skeletal fluorosis Not billable
M85.2 Hyperostosis of skull Valid
M85.3 Osteitis condensans Not billable
M85.5 Aneurysmal bone cyst Not billable
M85.6 Other cyst of bone Not billable
M85.8 Other specified disorders of bone density and structure Not billable
M85.9 Disorder of bone density and structure, unspecified Valid