M87.85 Other osteonecrosis, pelvis and femur

Non-billable header with 4 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 M87.85

• M87.850 Other osteonecrosis, pelvis
• M87.851 Other osteonecrosis, right femur
• M87.852 Other osteonecrosis, left femur
• M87.859 Other osteonecrosis, unspecified femur

Code annotations containing back-references to M87.85

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 M87.85

• Osteonecrosis › specified type NEC › femur

Nearby codes

• M87.842 Other osteonecrosis, left hand
• M87.843 Other osteonecrosis, unspecified hand
• M87.844 Other osteonecrosis, right finger(s)
• M87.845 Other osteonecrosis, left finger(s)
• M87.849 Other osteonecrosis, unspecified finger(s)
• M87.85 Other osteonecrosis, pelvis and femur (this code)
• M87.850 Other osteonecrosis, pelvis
• M87.851 Other osteonecrosis, right femur
• M87.852 Other osteonecrosis, left femur
• M87.859 Other osteonecrosis, unspecified femur
• M87.86 Other osteonecrosis, tibia and fibula