Other biomechanical lesions of upper extremity
Billable / specific
M99.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M99)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
- Note: This category should not be used if the condition can be classified elsewhere.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M99)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M99)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M99)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M99)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M99)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M99)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M99)
Also known as
- Lesion, biomechanical, specified type NEC, acromioclavicular
- Lesion, biomechanical, specified type NEC, sternoclavicular
- Lesion, biomechanical, specified type NEC, upper extremity
Parent code
- M99.8Other biomechanical lesionsHeader
Related codes
- M99.80Other biomechanical lesions of head regionBillable
- M99.81Other biomechanical lesions of cervical regionBillable
- M99.82Other biomechanical lesions of thoracic regionBillable
- M99.83Other biomechanical lesions of lumbar regionBillable
- M99.84Other biomechanical lesions of sacral regionBillable
- M99.85Other biomechanical lesions of pelvic regionBillable
- M99.86Other biomechanical lesions of lower extremityBillable
- M99.88Other biomechanical lesions of rib cageBillable
- M99.89Other biomechanical lesions of abdomen and other regionsBillable