M90.51 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M90 Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes1 (never code together)

• osteochondritis, osteomyelitis, and osteopathy (in):
• cryptococcosis (B45.3)
• diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .69-)
• gonococcal (A54.43)
• neurogenic syphilis (A52.11)
• renal osteodystrophy (N25.0)
• salmonellosis (A02.24)
• secondary syphilis (A51.46)
• syphilis (late) (A52.77)

Applies from M90.5 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• caisson disease (T70.3)
• hemoglobinopathy (D50-D64)

Codes under M90.51

• M90.511 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right shoulder
• M90.512 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left shoulder
• M90.519 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified shoulder

Code annotations containing back-references to M90.51

Back-references to M90

• Type 1 Excludes: M87 Osteonecrosis ("osteochondropathies (M90-M93)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M90.51

• Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › due to › hemoglobinopathy NEC › clavicle
• Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › due to › hemoglobinopathy NEC › scapula
• Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › in › caisson disease › clavicle
• Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › in › caisson disease › scapula

Nearby codes

• M90 Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
• M90.5 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere
• M90.50 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified site
• M90.51 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder (this code)
• M90.511 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right shoulder
• M90.512 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, left shoulder
• M90.519 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified shoulder
• M90.52 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, upper arm
• M90.521 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, right upper arm