M96.89 - Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Version 2023
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ICD-10:M96.89
Short Description:Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of the ms sys
Long Description:Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
Status: Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (M96)
      • Intraop and postproc comp and disorders of ms sys, NEC (M96)

M96.89 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

Replaced Code

This code was replaced in the 2023 ICD-10 code set with the code(s) listed below. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2022. This code was replaced for the FY 2023 (October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023).


  • M96.A1 - Fx sternum assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus
  • M96.A2 - Fx one rib assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus
  • M96.A3 - Mult fx of ribs assoc w chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus
  • M96.A4 - Flail chest assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus
  • M96.A9 - Other fracture assoc with chest comprsn and cardiopulm resus

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
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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.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:

Convert to ICD-9 Code

Source ICD-10 CodeTarget ICD-9 Code
M96.89997.99 - Surg compl-body syst NEC
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

Previous Code: M96.843

Parent Code: M96.8

Next Code: M96.A