M87.20 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified bone

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

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-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 92 — Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 39 — Bone/Joint/Muscle Infections/Necrosis
• RxHCC V08: HCC 80 — Aseptic Necrosis of Bone
• ESRD V24: HCC 39

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 553-554 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 733.40 Aseptic necrosis of bone, site unspecified (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to M87.20

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 M87.20

• Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › due to › trauma (previous)

Nearby codes

• M87.18 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site
• 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 (this code)
• M87.21 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, shoulder
• M87.211 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right shoulder
• M87.212 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left shoulder
• M87.219 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified shoulder
• M87.22 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, humerus