M89.7
Major osseous defect
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 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
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 9
M89.7code
Code first
- underlying disease, if known, such as:
- aseptic necrosis of bone (M87.-)M87.-M87.-
- malignant neoplasm of bone (C40.-)C40.-C40.-
- osteolysis (M89.5-)M89.5-M89.5-
- osteomyelitis (M86.-)M86.-M86.-
- osteonecrosis (M87.-)M87.-M87.-
- osteoporosis (M80.-, M81.-)M80.-M80.-M81.-M81.-
- periprosthetic osteolysis (T84.05-)T84.05-T84.05-
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
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Alongside this code 9 same parent — M89
M89.0 Algoneurodystrophy category M89.1 Physeal arrest category M89.2 Other disorders of bone development and growth category M89.3 Hypertrophy of bone category M89.4 Other hypertrophic osteoarthropathy category M89.5 Osteolysis category M89.6 Osteopathy after poliomyelitis category M89.8 Other specified disorders of bone category M89.9 Disorder of bone, unspecified
Subordinate codes 10
M89.70 Major osseous defect, unspecified site M89.71 Major osseous defect, shoulder region M89.72 Major osseous defect, humerus M89.73 Major osseous defect, forearm M89.74 Major osseous defect, hand M89.75 Major osseous defect, pelvic region and thigh M89.76 Major osseous defect, lower leg M89.77 Major osseous defect, ankle and foot M89.78 Major osseous defect, other site M89.79 Major osseous defect, multiple sites
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