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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M87.1

Osteonecrosis due to drugs

ICD-10-CM Code:
M87.1
ICD-10 Code for:
Osteonecrosis due to drugs
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    (M00–M99)
    • Other osteopathies
      (M86-M90)
      • Osteonecrosis
        (M87)

M87.1 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of osteonecrosis due to drugs. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Osteonecrosis due to drugs

Non-specific codes like M87.1 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for osteonecrosis due to drugs:

  • Use M87.10 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified bone - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.11 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, shoulder - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.111 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right shoulder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.112 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left shoulder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.119 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified shoulder - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.12 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, humerus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.121 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.122 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.129 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.13 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of radius, ulna and carpus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.131 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of right radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.132 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of left radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.133 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of unspecified radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.134 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of right ulna - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.135 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of left ulna - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.136 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of unspecified ulna - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.137 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of right carpus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.138 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of left carpus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.139 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs of unspecified carpus - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.14 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, hand and fingers - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.141 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right hand - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.142 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left hand - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.143 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified hand - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.144 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right finger(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.145 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left finger(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.146 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified finger(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.15 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, pelvis and femur - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.150 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, pelvis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.151 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.152 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.159 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.16 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, tibia and fibula - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.161 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.162 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.163 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.164 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right fibula - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.165 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left fibula - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.166 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified fibula - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.17 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, ankle, foot and toes - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.171 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right ankle - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.172 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left ankle - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.173 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified ankle - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.174 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right foot - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.175 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left foot - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.176 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified foot - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.177 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right toe(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.178 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left toe(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.179 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified toe(s) - BILLABLE CODE

  • M87.18 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.180 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, jaw - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.188 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M87.19 for Osteonecrosis due to drugs, multiple sites - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

    necrotic jaws or other maxillofacial skeleton necrosis associated with bisphosphonate use (see bisphosphonates). injury, dental procedures, and trauma can trigger the necrotic process.

  • Osteonecrosis

    death of a bone or part of a bone, either atraumatic or posttraumatic.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug T36 T50

Patient Education


Osteonecrosis

Osteonecrosis is a disease caused by reduced blood flow to bones in the joints. In people with healthy bones, new bone is always replacing old bone. In osteonecrosis, the lack of blood causes the bone to break down faster than the body can make enough new bone. The bone starts to die and may break down.

You can have osteonecrosis in one or several bones. It is most common in the upper leg. Other common sites are your upper arm and your knees, shoulders and ankles. The disease can affect men and women of any age, but it usually strikes in your thirties, forties or fifties.

At first, you might not have any symptoms. As the disease gets worse, you will probably have joint pain that becomes more severe. You may not be able to bend or move the affected joint very well.

No one is sure what causes the disease. Risk factors include :

  • Long-term steroid treatment
  • Alcohol misuse
  • Joint injuries
  • Having certain diseases, including arthritis and cancer

Doctors use imaging tests and other tests to diagnose osteonecrosis. Treatments include medicines, using crutches, limiting activities that put weight on the affected joints, electrical stimulation and surgery.

NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases


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Osteonecrosis

Osteonecrosis happens when blood flow to part of a bone is reduced. This can lead to death of bone tissue, causing the bone to break down and joints to collapse.
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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.