M87.18 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site

Non-billable header with 2 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-)

Applies from M87.1 Osteonecrosis due to drugs

Use additional code

• code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Codes under M87.18

• M87.180 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, jaw
• M87.188 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site

Code annotations containing back-references to M87.18

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.-)")

Nearby codes

• M87.175 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left foot
• M87.176 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified foot
• M87.177 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, right toe(s)
• M87.178 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, left toe(s)
• M87.179 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified toe(s)
• M87.18 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site (this code)
• M87.180 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, jaw
• M87.188 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site
• M87.19 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, multiple sites
• M87.2 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma
• M87.20 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified bone