M87.24 — Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, hand and fingers
Is M87.24 billable?
No — M87.24 is a non-billable header code. M87.24 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 6 billable codes beneath M87.24.
Billable codes under this header
- M87.241Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right hand
- M87.242Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left hand
- M87.243Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified hand
- M87.244Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right finger(s)
- M87.245Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left finger(s)
- M87.246Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified finger(s)
M87.24 at a glance
| Code | M87.24 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, hand and fingers |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M87.24 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M87.24. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › due to › trauma › finger
- Osteonecrosis › secondary NEC › due to › trauma › metacarpus
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M87.24 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 M87.24 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 M87.24 to fully describe the condition. M87.24 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 M87.24, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M87.24 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 M87.24? (6)
- M87.241Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right hand
- M87.242Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left hand
- M87.243Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified hand
- M87.244Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, right finger(s)
- M87.245Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, left finger(s)
- M87.246Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified finger(s)
How long has M87.24 existed?
M87.24 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 M87.2 family? (9)
- M87.20Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, unspecified bone
- M87.21Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, shouldernot billable
- M87.22Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, humerusnot billable
- M87.23Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma of radius, ulna and carpusnot billable
- M87.25Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, pelvis and femurnot billable
- M87.26Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, tibia and fibulanot billable
- M87.27Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, ankle, foot and toesnot billable
- M87.28Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, other site
- M87.29Osteonecrosis due to previous trauma, multiple sites