2021 ICD-10-CM Code M99.80
Other biomechanical lesions of head region
Valid for Submission
M99.80 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other biomechanical lesions of head region. The code M99.80 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | M99.80 |
| Short Description: | Other biomechanical lesions of head region |
| Long Description: | Other biomechanical lesions of head region |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
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 the code M99.80 are found in the index:
- - Lesion (s) (nontraumatic)
- - biomechanical - M99.9
- - specified type NEC - M99.89
- - head region - M99.80
- - occipitocervical - M99.80
- - specified type NEC - M99.89
- - biomechanical - M99.9
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code M99.80 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
- 564 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 1.5138
- 565 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 1.0063
- 566 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 0.7515
Convert M99.80 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code M99.80 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 738.19 - Oth spcf deformity head (Approximate Flag)
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)