2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M90.531

Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right forearm

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  • M90.531 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Osteonecrosis in diseases classd elswhr, right forearm
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M90.531 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M90.531 - other international versions of ICD-10 M90.531 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
  • M90.531 describes the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself.
The following code(s) above M90.531 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 M90.531:
  • M00-M99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99

    Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

    Note
    • 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
  • M86-M90
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range M86-M90

    Other osteopathies

    Type 1 Excludes
    • postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)
    Other osteopathies
  • M90
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M90

    Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

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    Type 1 Excludes
    • 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)
    Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
  • M90.5
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M90.5

    Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code First
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • caisson disease (T70.3)
    • hemoglobinopathy (D50-D64)
    Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10-CM M90.531 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 553 Bone diseases and arthropathies with mcc
  • 554 Bone diseases and arthropathies without mcc

Convert M90.531 to ICD-9-CM

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
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M90.531
M90.50 …… unspecified site
M90.51 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder
M90.511 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right shoulder
M90.512 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left shoulder
M90.519 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified shoulder
M90.52 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, upper arm
M90.521 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right upper arm
M90.522 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left upper arm
M90.529 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified upper arm
M90.53 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, forearm
M90.531 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right forearm
M90.532 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left forearm
M90.539 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified forearm
M90.54 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, hand
M90.541 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right hand
M90.542 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left hand
M90.549 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified hand
M90.55 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, thigh
M90.551 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right thigh
M90.552 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left thigh
M90.559 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified thigh

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.