M85.65
Other cyst of bone, thigh
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
M85code
M85.6code
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
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M85.6
M85.60 Other cyst of bone, unspecified site M85.61 Other cyst of bone, shoulder category M85.62 Other cyst of bone, upper arm category M85.63 Other cyst of bone, forearm category M85.64 Other cyst of bone, hand category M85.66 Other cyst of bone, lower leg category M85.67 Other cyst of bone, ankle and foot category M85.68 Other cyst of bone, other site M85.69 Other cyst of bone, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 3
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