M89.72 Major osseous defect, humerus

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M89.7 Major osseous defect

Code first

• underlying disease, if known, such as:
• aseptic necrosis of bone (M87.-)
• malignant neoplasm of bone (C40.-)
• osteolysis (M89.5-)
• osteomyelitis (M86.-)
• osteonecrosis (M87.-)
• osteoporosis (M80.-, M81.-)
• periprosthetic osteolysis (T84.05-)

Codes under M89.72

• M89.721 Major osseous defect, right humerus
• M89.722 Major osseous defect, left humerus
• M89.729 Major osseous defect, unspecified humerus

Code annotations containing back-references to M89.72

Back-references to M89.7

• Use Additional: C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs ("code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")
• Use Additional: M80 Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture ("code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")
• Use Additional: M81 Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture ("major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")
• Use Additional: M86 Osteomyelitis ("code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")
• Use Additional: M87 Osteonecrosis ("code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")
• Use Additional: M89.5 Osteolysis ("code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")
• Use Additional: T84.05 Periprosthetic osteolysis of internal prosthetic joint ("code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M89.72

• Defect, defective › major osseous › humerus
• Defect, defective › osseous, major › humerus

Nearby codes

• M89.70 Major osseous defect, unspecified site
• M89.71 Major osseous defect, shoulder region
• M89.711 Major osseous defect, right shoulder region
• M89.712 Major osseous defect, left shoulder region
• M89.719 Major osseous defect, unspecified shoulder region
• M89.72 Major osseous defect, humerus (this code)
• M89.721 Major osseous defect, right humerus
• M89.722 Major osseous defect, left humerus
• M89.729 Major osseous defect, unspecified humerus
• M89.73 Major osseous defect, forearm
• M89.731 Major osseous defect, right forearm