2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M99.8
Other biomechanical lesions
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- M99.8
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other biomechanical lesions
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
M99.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other biomechanical lesions. 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 Other biomechanical lesions
Non-specific codes like M99.8 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 other biomechanical lesions:
Use M99.80 for Other biomechanical lesions of head region - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.81 for Other biomechanical lesions of cervical region - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.82 for Other biomechanical lesions of thoracic region - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.83 for Other biomechanical lesions of lumbar region - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.84 for Other biomechanical lesions of sacral region - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.85 for Other biomechanical lesions of pelvic region - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.86 for Other biomechanical lesions of lower extremity - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.87 for Other biomechanical lesions of upper extremity - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.88 for Other biomechanical lesions of rib cage - BILLABLE CODE
Use M99.89 for Other biomechanical lesions of abdomen and other regions - BILLABLE CODE
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.