M85.13
Skeletal fluorosis, forearm
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 14 never code together
M85code
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M85.1
M85.10 Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified site M85.11 Skeletal fluorosis, shoulder category M85.12 Skeletal fluorosis, upper arm category M85.14 Skeletal fluorosis, hand category M85.15 Skeletal fluorosis, thigh category M85.16 Skeletal fluorosis, lower leg category M85.17 Skeletal fluorosis, ankle and foot category M85.18 Skeletal fluorosis, other site M85.19 Skeletal fluorosis, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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