Z87.39 Personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Z87 Personal history of other diseases and conditions

Code first

• any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)

Applies from Z87.3 Personal history of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to M00-M99

Excludes2 (not included here)

• personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture (Z87.81)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V13.59 Personal history of other musculoskeletal disorders (approximate)

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

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z87.39

Back-references to Z87

• Use Additional: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("code to identify any applicable history of disease code (Z86.-, Z87.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z87.39

• History › personal (of) › disease or disorder (of) › connective tissue NEC
• History › personal (of) › disease or disorder (of) › musculoskeletal NEC

Nearby codes

• Z87.3 Personal history of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
• Z87.31 Personal history of (healed) nontraumatic fracture
• Z87.310 Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture
• Z87.311 Personal history of (healed) other pathological fracture
• Z87.312 Personal history of (healed) stress fracture
• Z87.39 Personal history of other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (this code)
• Z87.4 Personal history of diseases of genitourinary system
• Z87.41 Personal history of dysplasia of the female genital tract
• Z87.410 Personal history of cervical dysplasia
• Z87.411 Personal history of vaginal dysplasia
• Z87.412 Personal history of vulvar dysplasia