Other specified disorders of bone density and structure
Non-billable header
M85.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Hyperostosis of bones, except skull
- Osteosclerosis, acquired
Includes (from M85)
- 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.
- diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis [DISH] (M48.1)
- osteosclerosis congenita (Q77.4)
- osteosclerosis fragilitas (generalista) (Q78.2)
- osteosclerosis myelofibrosis (D75.81)
- osteogenesis imperfecta (Q78.0) (from M85)
- osteopetrosis (Q78.2) (from M85)
- osteopoikilosis (Q78.8) (from M85)
- polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (Q78.1) (from M85)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M85)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M85)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M85)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M85)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M85)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M85)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M85)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M85)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M85)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M85)
Also known as
- Hyperostosis of bones, except skull
- Osteosclerosis, acquired
- Borderline, osteopenia
- Disorder, bone, density and structure, specified type NEC
- Osteopenia
- Osteopenia, borderline
Parent code
- M85Other disorders of bone density and structureHeader
More specific codes M85.8
- M85.80Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, unspecified siteBillable
- M85.81Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, shoulderHeader
- M85.82Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, upper armHeader
- M85.83Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, forearmHeader
- M85.84Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, handHeader
- M85.85Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, thighHeader
- M85.86Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, lower legHeader
- M85.87Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, ankle and footHeader
- M85.88Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, other siteBillable
- M85.89Other specified disorders of bone density and structure, multiple sitesBillable