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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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Disorders of bone density and structure
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M84-
Disorder of continuity of bone
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M84.68
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M84.68
Pathological fracture in other disease, other site
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M84.68 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M84.68 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M84.68 - other international versions of ICD-10 M84.68 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M84.68 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
M84.68:
- M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissueNote- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes- 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)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M84
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M84
Disorder of continuity of bone
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Disorder of continuity of bone - M84.6
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M84.6
Pathological fracture in other disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- pathological fracture in osteoporosis (M80.-)
Pathological fracture in other disease
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to M84.68:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M84.68
M84.675K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
M84.675P …… subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
M84.676 Pathological fracture in other disease, unspecified foot
M84.676A …… initial encounter for fracture
M84.676D …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
M84.676G …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
M84.676K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
M84.676P …… subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
M84.68
Pathological fracture in other disease, other site
M84.68XA …… initial encounter for fracture
M84.68XD …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
M84.68XG …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
M84.68XK …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
M84.68XP …… subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
M84.7 Nontraumatic fracture, not elsewhere classified
M84.75 Atypical femoral fracture
M84.750 Atypical femoral fracture, unspecified
M84.750A …… initial encounter for fracture
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.