Alphabetic Index FY2027

M89.5

Osteolysis

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M86–M90 Other osteopathies

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

M89.5 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for osteolysis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M89.50 Osteolysis, unspecified site; M89.51 Osteolysis, shoulder; M89.52 Osteolysis, upper arm; M89.53 Osteolysis, forearm and 6 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

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

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from M86–M90 Other osteopathies
  • postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • periprosthetic osteolysis of internal prosthetic joint (T84.05-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • 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)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More specific codes under M89.5 10