Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Note:
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes 2:
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)

Disorders of bone density and structure (M80-M85)

M80 Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture [+]
Includes: osteoporosis with current fragility fracture
Use additional code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)
Excludes 1: collapsed vertebra NOS (M48.5)
pathological fracture NOS (M84.4)
wedging of vertebra NOS (M48.5)
Excludes 2: personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture (Z87.310)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M80:
A - initial encounter for fracture
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S - sequela
M81 Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture [+]
Use additional code to identify:
Use additional major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)
Use additional personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture, if applicable (Z87.310)
Excludes 1: osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.-)
Sudeck's atrophy (M89.0)
M83 Adult osteomalacia [+]
Excludes 1: infantile and juvenile osteomalacia (E55.0)
renal osteodystrophy (N25.0)
rickets (active) (E55.0)
rickets (active) sequelae (E64.3)
vitamin D-resistant osteomalacia (E83.31)
vitamin D-resistant rickets (active) (E83.31)
M84 Disorder of continuity of bone [+]
Excludes 2: traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
M85 Other disorders of bone density and structure [+]
Excludes 1: osteogenesis imperfecta (Q78.0)
osteopetrosis (Q78.2)
osteopoikilosis (Q78.8)
polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (Q78.1)

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