`M90.842` Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, left hand

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 553-554 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

730.84 Other infections involving bone in diseases classified elsewhere, hand (approximate)
731.8 Other bone involvement in diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

Manifestation codes as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and are not allowed as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to M90.842

Back-references to M90

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

Nearby codes

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
M90.842 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, left hand (this code)
M90.849 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified hand
M90.85 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thigh
M90.851 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, right thigh
M90.852 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, left thigh
M90.859 Osteopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified thigh