M99.88

Other biomechanical lesions of rib cage

Billable / specific

M99.88 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, costochondral
  • Lesion, biomechanical, specified type NEC, costovertebral
  • Lesion, biomechanical, specified type NEC, rib cage
  • Lesion, biomechanical, specified type NEC, sternochondral

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
  • M99.87Other biomechanical lesions of upper extremityBillable
  • M99.89Other biomechanical lesions of abdomen and other regionsBillable

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