M87.071 — Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right ankle
Is M87.071 billable?
Yes — M87.071 is billable for FY2027. M87.071 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M87.071 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M87.071 at a glance
| Code | M87.071 |
|---|---|
| Description | Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right ankle |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M87.071 group to?
M87.071 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 553Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with MCCmedical
- 554Bone Diseases and Arthropathies without MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, M87.071 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is M87.071 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M87.07, the nearest indexed parent of M87.071. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › ankle
- Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › metatarsus
- Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › tarsus
- Osteonecrosis › idiopathic aseptic › toe
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M87.071 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M87
The conditions below can never be reported together with M87.071 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from M87
Report an additional code alongside M87.071 to fully describe the condition. M87.071 is sequenced first.
- code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M87.071, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M87.071 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)
How long has M87.071 existed?
M87.071 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 M87.07 family? (8)
- M87.072Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left ankle
- M87.073Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified ankle
- M87.074Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right foot
- M87.075Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left foot
- M87.076Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified foot
- M87.077Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of right toe(s)
- M87.078Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left toe(s)
- M87.079Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of unspecified toe(s)