M90.83 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, forearm

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 M90.8 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• rickets (E55.0)
• vitamin-D-resistant rickets (E83.31)

Codes under M90.83

• M90.831 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, right forearm
• M90.832 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, left forearm
• M90.839 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified forearm

Code annotations containing back-references to M90.83

Back-references to M90

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

Diagnosis Index entries for M90.83

• Osteochondritis › syphilitic (congenital) (early) › forearm
• Osteomalacia › vitamin-D-resistant in adults › radius

Nearby codes

• M90.819 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified shoulder
• M90.82 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, upper arm
• M90.821 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, right upper arm
• M90.822 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, left upper arm
• M90.829 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified upper arm
• M90.83 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, forearm (this code)
• M90.831 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, right forearm
• M90.832 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, left forearm
• M90.839 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified forearm
• M90.84 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, hand
• M90.841 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, right hand