M87 Osteonecrosis

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Osteonecrosis is M87 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
M86-M90: Other osteopathies (M86-M90)
Category M87
259 codes (217 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Includes
  • avascular necrosis of bone
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with M87.
  • juvenile osteonecrosis (M91-M92)
  • osteochondropathies (M90-M93)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Bone vs joint: bone may be affected at upper or lower end (examples)

1) Bone versus joint For certain conditions, the bone may be affected at the upper or lower end, (e.g., avascular necrosis of bone, M87, Osteoporosis, M80, M81).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.a.1
Osteoporosis without pathological fracture (M81)

Category M81, Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture, is for use for patients with osteoporosis who do not currently have a pathologic fracture due to the osteoporosis, even if they have had a fracture in the past. For patients with a history of osteoporosis fractures, status code Z87.310, Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture, should follow the code from M81.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.d.1

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

Related Codes

More Specific Codes

M87.0 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of bone M87.00 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified bone M87.01 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of shoulder M87.011 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right shoulder M87.012 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left shoulder M87.019 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified shoulder M87.02 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of humerus M87.021 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right humerus M87.022 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left humerus M87.029 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified humerus M87.03 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of radius, ulna and carpus M87.031 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right radius M87.032 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left radius M87.033 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified radius M87.034 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right ulna M87.035 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left ulna M87.036 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified ulna M87.037 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right carpus M87.038 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left carpus M87.039 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified carpus M87.04 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of hand and fingers M87.041 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right hand M87.042 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left hand M87.043 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified hand M87.044 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right finger(s) M87.045 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left finger(s) M87.046 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified finger(s) M87.05 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of pelvis and femur M87.050 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of pelvis M87.051 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right femur

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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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