2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z87.39Personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Z87.39 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Personal history of other disease.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z87.39.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z87.39 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- H/O: arthritis
- H/O: back problem
- H/O: gout
- H/O: knee problem
- H/O: musculoskeletal disease
- H/O: osteoarthritis
- H/O: rheumatoid arthritis
- H/O: significant knee disorder
- History of acquired deformity of hip following removal of prosthesis
- History of acquired deformity of left hip following removal of prosthesis
- History of acquired deformity of right hip following removal of prosthesis
- History of acquired spondylolisthesis
- History of acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- History of back pain
- History of collapsed vertebra due to osteoporosis
- History of disorder of connective tissue
- History of disorder of soft tissue
- History of disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of knee joint
- History of disruption of bilateral cruciate ligaments
- History of disruption of capsular ligament of knee joint
- History of disruption of cruciate ligament of knee joint
- History of disruption of cruciate ligament of left knee joint
- History of disruption of cruciate ligament of right knee joint
- History of disruption of knee ligament
- History of disruption of lateral collateral ligament
- History of disruption of medial collateral ligament
- History of disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of knee joint
- History of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- History of fibromatosis
- History of lymphadenopathy
- History of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adult
- History of myalgia caused by statin
- History of osteomyelitis
- History of osteopenia
- History of osteopenia resolved
- History of osteoporosis
- History of osteoporosis resolved
- History of osteoporotic fracture
- History of pain of multiple joints
- History of polymyalgia rheumatica
- History of rhabdomyolysis due to statin
- History of stress fracture
- History of tendinitis
- History of vertebral fracture
- History of vertebral stress fracture
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z87.39: its own notes plus those printed at Z87.3, Z87, block Z77-Z99, and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Code First
The underlying condition named in the note is sequenced before this code.
Code Also
A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
- (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
- (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Z87.39, its category, or a range that includes it.
Use Additional Code 1
These codes say to use an additional code from the note, and Z87.39 is one of the codes named.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
personal (of) See Also: History, family (of);
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Connective Tissue Disorders
Your connective tissue supports many different parts of your body, such as your skin, eyes, and heart. It is like a "cellular glue" that gives your body parts their shape and helps keep them strong. It also helps some of your tissues do their work. It is made of many kinds of proteins. Cartilage and fat are types of connective tissue.
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Convert Z87.39 to ICD-9-CMHistory
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Questions About Z87.39Overview
Is Z87.39 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does Z87.39 group to?
On inpatient claims, personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue maps to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can Z87.39 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z87.39 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99) range of the CMS exempt list.
