ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M86-M90 › M90.5 Osteonecrosis in diseases... › M90.53
Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, forearm
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
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 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, forearm
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 M90 Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Excludes1 - never coded here
- osteochondritis, osteomyelitis, and osteopathy (in):
- cryptococcosis (B45.3)
- diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .69-)
- gonococcal (A54.43)
- neurogenic syphilis (A52.11)
- renal osteodystrophy (N25.0)
- salmonellosis (A02.24)
- secondary syphilis (A51.46)
- syphilis (late) (A52.77)
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 > secondary NEC > in > caisson disease > ulna
- Osteonecrosis > secondary NEC > in > caisson disease > radius
- Osteonecrosis > secondary NEC > due to > hemoglobinopathy NEC > ulna
- Osteonecrosis > secondary NEC > due to > hemoglobinopathy NEC > radius
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M90.50 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified site | Valid |
| M90.51 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder | Not billable |
| M90.52 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, upper arm | Not billable |
| M90.54 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, hand | Not billable |
| M90.55 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, thigh | Not billable |
| M90.56 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, lower leg | Not billable |
| M90.57 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, ankle and foot | Not billable |
| M90.58 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, other site | Valid |
| M90.59 | Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites | Valid |