M87.06 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of tibia and fibula

Non-billable header with 6 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 M87.06

• M87.061 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right tibia
• M87.062 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left tibia
• M87.063 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified tibia
• M87.064 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right fibula
• M87.065 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left fibula
• M87.066 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified fibula

Code annotations containing back-references to M87.06

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 M87.06

• Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › fibula
• Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › tibia

Nearby codes

• M87.05 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of pelvis and femur
• M87.050 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of pelvis
• M87.051 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right femur
• M87.052 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left femur
• M87.059 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified femur
• M87.06 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of tibia and fibula (this code)
• M87.061 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right tibia
• M87.062 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left tibia
• M87.063 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified tibia
• M87.064 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right fibula
• M87.065 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left fibula