M87.13
Osteonecrosis due to drugs of radius, ulna and carpus
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 12 never code together
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 4
M87code
Includes
- avascular necrosis of bone
Use additional code
- code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)M89.7-
M87.1code
Use additional code
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)T36-T50
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 — M87.1
M87.10 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, unspecified bone M87.11 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, shoulder category M87.12 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, humerus category M87.14 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, hand and fingers category M87.15 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, pelvis and femur category M87.16 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, tibia and fibula category M87.17 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, ankle, foot and toes category M87.18 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, other site category M87.19 Osteonecrosis due to drugs, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 9
M87.131 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of right radius M87.132 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of left radius M87.133 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of unspecified radius M87.134 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of right ulna M87.135 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of left ulna M87.136 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of unspecified ulna M87.137 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of right carpus M87.138 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of left carpus M87.139 Osteonecrosis due to drugs of unspecified carpus
Additional references
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