M96.89

Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Billable / specific

M96.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Instability of joint secondary to removal of joint prosthesis

Includes (from M96)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M96)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M96)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M96)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M96)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M96)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M96)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M96)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M96)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M96)
  • arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-) (from M96)
  • complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-) (from M96)
  • disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80) (from M96)
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-) (from M96)
  • presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97) (from M96)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, to further specify disorder

Also known as

  • Instability of joint secondary to removal of joint prosthesis
  • Complication, intraoperative, specified NEC, musculoskeletal structure
  • Complication, musculoskeletal system, postoperative
  • Complication, musculoskeletal system, postoperative, joint instability after prosthesis removal
  • Complication, musculoskeletal system, postoperative, specified complication NEC
  • Complication, musculoskeletal system, post radiation
  • Complication, musculoskeletal system, post radiation, specified complication NEC
  • Complication, orthopedic, postprocedural
  • Complication, orthopedic, postprocedural, specified type NEC
  • Complication, postprocedural, specified NEC, musculoskeletal structure
  • Disorder, musculoskeletal system, soft tissue, postprocedural
  • Instability, joint, secondary to, removal of joint prosthesis
  • Scoliosis, postprocedural
  • Unstable, joint, secondary to removal of joint prosthesis

Parent code

  • M96.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

Related codes

  • M96.81Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedureHeader
  • M96.82Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedureHeader
  • M96.83Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedureHeader
  • M96.84Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedureHeader

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