M90.54

Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, hand

Non-billable header

M90.54 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M90)

  • 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 M90)
  • osteochondritis, osteomyelitis, and osteopathy (in): (from M90)
  • cryptococcosis (B45.3) (from M90)
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .69-) (from M90)
  • gonococcal (A54.43) (from M90)
  • neurogenic syphilis (A52.11) (from M90)
  • renal osteodystrophy (N25.0) (from M90)
  • salmonellosis (A02.24) (from M90)
  • secondary syphilis (A51.46) (from M90)
  • syphilis (late) (A52.77) (from M90)

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M90)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M90)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M90)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M90)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M90)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M90)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M90)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M90)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M90)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M90)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Parent code

  • M90.5Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhereHeader

More specific codes M90.54

  • M90.541Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right handBillable
  • M90.542Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left handBillable
  • M90.549Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified handBillable

Related codes

  • M90.50Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified siteBillable
  • M90.51Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulderHeader
  • M90.52Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, upper armHeader
  • M90.53Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, forearmHeader
  • M90.55Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, thighHeader
  • M90.56Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, lower legHeader
  • M90.57Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, ankle and footHeader
  • M90.58Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, other siteBillable
  • M90.59Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sitesBillable

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