M85.1 — Skeletal fluorosis
Is M85.1 billable?
No — M85.1 is a non-billable header code. M85.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 24 billable codes beneath M85.1.
Billable codes under this header
- M85.10Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified site
- M85.18Skeletal fluorosis, other site
- M85.19Skeletal fluorosis, multiple sites
- M85.111Skeletal fluorosis, right shoulder
- M85.112Skeletal fluorosis, left shoulder
- M85.119Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified shoulder
- M85.121Skeletal fluorosis, right upper arm
- M85.122Skeletal fluorosis, left upper arm
- M85.129Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified upper arm
- M85.131Skeletal fluorosis, right forearm
- M85.132Skeletal fluorosis, left forearm
- M85.139Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified forearm
- M85.141Skeletal fluorosis, right hand
- M85.142Skeletal fluorosis, left hand
- M85.149Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified hand
- M85.151Skeletal fluorosis, right thigh
- M85.152Skeletal fluorosis, left thigh
- M85.159Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified thigh
- M85.161Skeletal fluorosis, right lower leg
- M85.162Skeletal fluorosis, left lower leg
- M85.169Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified lower leg
- M85.171Skeletal fluorosis, right ankle and foot
- M85.172Skeletal fluorosis, left ankle and foot
- M85.179Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified ankle and foot
M85.1 at a glance
| Code | M85.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Skeletal fluorosis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M85
The conditions below can never be reported together with M85.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M85.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M85.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under M85.1? (10)
- M85.10Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified site
- M85.11Skeletal fluorosis, shouldernot billable
- M85.12Skeletal fluorosis, upper armnot billable
- M85.13Skeletal fluorosis, forearmnot billable
- M85.14Skeletal fluorosis, handnot billable
- M85.15Skeletal fluorosis, thighnot billable
- M85.16Skeletal fluorosis, lower legnot billable
- M85.17Skeletal fluorosis, ankle and footnot billable
- M85.18Skeletal fluorosis, other site
- M85.19Skeletal fluorosis, multiple sites
How long has M85.1 existed?
M85.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M85 family? (8)
- M85.0Fibrous dysplasia (monostotic)not billable
- M85.2Hyperostosis of skull
- M85.3Osteitis condensansnot billable
- M85.4Solitary bone cystnot billable
- M85.5Aneurysmal bone cystnot billable
- M85.6Other cyst of bonenot billable
- M85.8Other specified disorders of bone density and structurenot billable
- M85.9Disorder of bone density and structure, unspecified