2021 ICD-10-CM Code M99.8
Other biomechanical lesions
Not Valid for Submission
M99.8 is a "header" nonspecific 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 valid for the year 2021 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.
| ICD-10: | M99.8 |
| Short Description: | Other biomechanical lesions |
| Long Description: | Other biomechanical lesions |
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Other biomechanical lesions
Header codes like M99.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other biomechanical lesions:
- M99.80 - Other biomechanical lesions of head region
- M99.81 - Other biomechanical lesions of cervical region
- M99.82 - Other biomechanical lesions of thoracic region
- M99.83 - Other biomechanical lesions of lumbar region
- M99.84 - Other biomechanical lesions of sacral region
- M99.85 - Other biomechanical lesions of pelvic region
- M99.86 - Other biomechanical lesions of lower extremity
- M99.87 - Other biomechanical lesions of upper extremity
- M99.88 - Other biomechanical lesions of rib cage
- M99.89 - Other biomechanical lesions of abdomen and other regions
Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)