M81.0
Age-related osteoporosis without current pathological fracture
M81.0 (also written M810) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for age-related osteoporosis without current pathological fracture. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 3 codes in category M81 (Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 3 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
A fracture in a patient with known osteoporosis is coded from M80 when the trauma would not usually break a normal bone. M81 has no site component.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- 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-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- 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)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Other clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Involutional osteoporosis without current pathological fracture
- Osteoporosis NOS
- Postmenopausal osteoporosis without current pathological fracture
- Senile osteoporosis without current pathological fracture
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 3 entries