Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of shoulder

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 3 more specific codes instead:

M87.011 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right shoulder
M87.012 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left shoulder
M87.019 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified shoulder

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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of shoulder

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 M87 Osteonecrosis

Excludes1 - never coded here

juvenile osteonecrosis (M91-M92)
osteochondropathies (M90-M93)

Use additional code

code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Includes

avascular necrosis of bone

Inherited from the M86-M90 section Other osteopathies (M86-M90)

Excludes1 - never coded here

postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Necrosis, necrotic > bone
Necrosis, necrotic > vertebra
Necrosis, necrotic > spine, spinal
Necrosis, necrotic > hip, aseptic or avascular
Necrosis, necrotic > bone > aseptic or avascular
Osteonecrosis > idiopathic aseptic > scapula
Osteonecrosis > idiopathic aseptic > clavicle

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M87.00	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified bone	Valid
M87.02	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of humerus	Not billable
M87.03	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of radius, ulna and carpus	Not billable
M87.04	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of hand and fingers	Not billable
M87.05	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of pelvis and femur	Not billable
M87.06	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of tibia and fibula	Not billable
M87.07	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of ankle, foot and toes	Not billable
M87.08	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of bone, other site	Valid
M87.09	Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of bone, multiple sites	Valid