Destruction, destructive - in the ICD-10-CM Index

Annotation Back-References in the 2025 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "destruction, destructive"

  • Destruction, destructive - See Also: Damage;

    • articular facet - See Also: Derangement, joint, specified type NEC;

      • knee - M23.8X Other internal derangements of knee

      • vertebra - See: Spondylosis;

    • bone - See Also: Disorder, bone, specified type NEC;

      • syphilitic - A52.77 Syphilis of bone and joint

    • joint - See Also: Derangement, joint, specified type NEC;

      • sacroiliac - M53.3 Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified

    • rectal sphincter - K62.89 Other specified diseases of anus and rectum

    • septum (nasal) - J34.89 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

    • tuberculous NEC - See: Tuberculosis;

    • tympanum, tympanic membrane (nontraumatic) - See: Disorder, tympanic membrane, specified NEC;

    • vertebral disc - See: Degeneration, intervertebral disc;

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Bone and Bones: A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.

Joints: Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed.