M87.04

Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of hand and fingers

Non-billable header

M87.04 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of metacarpals and phalanges of hands

Includes (from M87)

  • avascular necrosis of bone
  • 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.

  • postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-) (from M87)
  • juvenile osteonecrosis (M91-M92) (from M87)
  • osteochondropathies (M90-M93) (from M87)

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M87)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M87)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M87)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M87)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M87)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M87)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M87)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M87)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M87)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M87)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-) (from M87)

Also known as

  • Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of metacarpals and phalanges of hands
  • Osteonecrosis, idiopathic aseptic, finger
  • Osteonecrosis, idiopathic aseptic, metacarpus

Parent code

  • M87.0Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of boneHeader

More specific codes M87.04

  • M87.041Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right handBillable
  • M87.042Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left handBillable
  • M87.043Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified handBillable
  • M87.044Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right finger(s)Billable
  • M87.045Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left finger(s)Billable
  • M87.046Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified finger(s)Billable

Related codes

  • M87.00Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified boneBillable
  • M87.01Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of shoulderHeader
  • M87.02Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of humerusHeader
  • M87.03Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of radius, ulna and carpusHeader
  • M87.05Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of pelvis and femurHeader
  • M87.06Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of tibia and fibulaHeader
  • M87.07Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of ankle, foot and toesHeader
  • M87.08Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of bone, other siteBillable
  • M87.09Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of bone, multiple sitesBillable

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