M87.242 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left hand

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)

• 733.49 Aseptic necrosis of bone, other (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to M87.242

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

• M87.237 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma of right carpus
• M87.238 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma of left carpus
• M87.239 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma of unspecified carpus
• M87.24 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, hand and fingers
• M87.241 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right hand
• M87.242 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left hand (this code)
• M87.243 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified hand
• M87.244 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right finger(s)
• M87.245 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left finger(s)
• M87.246 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified finger(s)
• M87.25 Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, pelvis and femur