Osteolysis, forearm
Non-billable header
M89.53 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M89)
- 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- periprosthetic osteolysis of internal prosthetic joint (T84.05-) (from M89.5)
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M89)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M89)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M89)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M89)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M89)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M89)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M89)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M89)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M89)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M89)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Osteolysis, radius
- Osteolysis, ulna
Parent code
- M89.5OsteolysisHeader
More specific codes M89.53
Related codes
- M89.50Osteolysis, unspecified siteBillable
- M89.51Osteolysis, shoulderHeader
- M89.52Osteolysis, upper armHeader
- M89.54Osteolysis, handHeader
- M89.55Osteolysis, thighHeader
- M89.56Osteolysis, lower legHeader
- M89.57Osteolysis, ankle and footHeader
- M89.58Osteolysis, other siteBillable
- M89.59Osteolysis, multiple sitesBillable