Major osseous defect, forearm
Non-billable header
M89.73 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Major osseous defect of radius and ulna
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.
- 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)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
- underlying disease, if known, such as: (from M89.7)
- aseptic necrosis of bone (M87.-) (from M89.7)
- malignant neoplasm of bone (C40.-) (from M89.7)
- osteolysis (M89.5-) (from M89.7)
- osteomyelitis (M86.-) (from M89.7)
- osteonecrosis (M87.-) (from M89.7)
- osteoporosis (M80.-, M81.-) (from M89.7)
- periprosthetic osteolysis (T84.05-) (from M89.7)
Also known as
- Major osseous defect of radius and ulna
- Defect, defective, major osseous, forearm
- Defect, defective, major osseous, radius
- Defect, defective, major osseous, ulna
- Defect, defective, osseous, major, forearm
- Defect, defective, osseous, major, radius
- Defect, defective, osseous, major, ulna
Parent code
- M89.7Major osseous defectHeader
More specific codes M89.73
Related codes
- M89.70Major osseous defect, unspecified siteBillable
- M89.71Major osseous defect, shoulder regionHeader
- M89.72Major osseous defect, humerusHeader
- M89.74Major osseous defect, handHeader
- M89.75Major osseous defect, pelvic region and thighHeader
- M89.76Major osseous defect, lower legHeader
- M89.77Major osseous defect, ankle and footHeader
- M89.78Major osseous defect, other siteBillable
- M89.79Major osseous defect, multiple sitesBillable