M88.8 — Osteitis deformans of other bones
Is M88.8 billable?
No — M88.8 is a non-billable header code. M88.8 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 23 billable codes beneath M88.8.
Billable codes under this header
- M88.88Osteitis deformans of other bones
- M88.89Osteitis deformans of multiple sites
- M88.811Osteitis deformans of right shoulder
- M88.812Osteitis deformans of left shoulder
- M88.819Osteitis deformans of unspecified shoulder
- M88.821Osteitis deformans of right upper arm
- M88.822Osteitis deformans of left upper arm
- M88.829Osteitis deformans of unspecified upper arm
- M88.831Osteitis deformans of right forearm
- M88.832Osteitis deformans of left forearm
- M88.839Osteitis deformans of unspecified forearm
- M88.841Osteitis deformans of right hand
- M88.842Osteitis deformans of left hand
- M88.849Osteitis deformans of unspecified hand
- M88.851Osteitis deformans of right thigh
- M88.852Osteitis deformans of left thigh
- M88.859Osteitis deformans of unspecified thigh
- M88.861Osteitis deformans of right lower leg
- M88.862Osteitis deformans of left lower leg
- M88.869Osteitis deformans of unspecified lower leg
- M88.871Osteitis deformans of right ankle and foot
- M88.872Osteitis deformans of left ankle and foot
- M88.879Osteitis deformans of unspecified ankle and foot
M88.8 at a glance
| Code | M88.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteitis deformans of other bones |
| 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 M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M88.8 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 M88
The conditions below can never be reported together with M88.8 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- osteitis deformans in neoplastic disease (M90.6)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M88.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M88.8 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 M88.8? (9)
- M88.81Osteitis deformans of shouldernot billable
- M88.82Osteitis deformans of upper armnot billable
- M88.83Osteitis deformans of forearmnot billable
- M88.84Osteitis deformans of handnot billable
- M88.85Osteitis deformans of thighnot billable
- M88.86Osteitis deformans of lower legnot billable
- M88.87Osteitis deformans of ankle and footnot billable
- M88.88Osteitis deformans of other bones
- M88.89Osteitis deformans of multiple sites
How long has M88.8 existed?
M88.8 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.