M87.03 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of radius, ulna and carpus

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Applies from M87 Osteonecrosis

Includes

• avascular necrosis of bone

Excludes1 (never code together)

• juvenile osteonecrosis (M91-M92)
• osteochondropathies (M90-M93)

Use additional code

• code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Codes under M87.03

• M87.031 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right radius
• M87.032 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left radius
• M87.033 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified radius
• M87.034 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right ulna
• M87.035 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left ulna
• M87.036 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified ulna
• M87.037 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right carpus
• M87.038 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left carpus
• M87.039 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified carpus

Code annotations containing back-references to M87.03

Back-references to M87

• Code First: M89.7 Major osseous defect ("aseptic necrosis of bone (M87.-)")
• Code First: M89.7 Major osseous defect ("osteonecrosis (M87.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M87.03

• Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › carpus
• Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › radius
• Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › ulna

Nearby codes

• M87.019 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified shoulder
• M87.02 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of humerus
• M87.021 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right humerus
• M87.022 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left humerus
• M87.029 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified humerus
• M87.03 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of radius, ulna and carpus (this code)
• M87.031 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right radius
• M87.032 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left radius
• M87.033 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified radius
• M87.034 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right ulna
• M87.035 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left ulna