M81

Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture

Non-billable header

M81 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.-)
  • Sudeck's atrophy (M89.0)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify:
  • major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)
  • personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture, if applicable (Z87.310)

More specific codes M81

  • M81.0Age-related osteoporosis without current pathological fractureBillable
  • M81.6Localized osteoporosis [Lequesne]Billable
  • M81.8Other osteoporosis without current pathological fractureBillable

Related codes

  • M80Osteoporosis with current pathological fractureNeeds 7th char
  • M83Adult osteomalaciaHeader
  • M84Disorder of continuity of boneHeader
  • M85Other disorders of bone density and structureHeader

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