M96Non-billable
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Excludes2
5 items
Excludes2
- •arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)
- •complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)
- •disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)
- •periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)
- •presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)
Coding Guidance
M96 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
10 items
Excludes2
From M00-M99:
- •arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
1 item
Notes
From M00-M99:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition