M89.5 — Osteolysis
Is M89.5 billable?
No — M89.5 is a non-billable header code. M89.5 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 M89.5.
Billable codes under this header
- M89.50Osteolysis, unspecified site
- M89.58Osteolysis, other site
- M89.59Osteolysis, multiple sites
- M89.511Osteolysis, right shoulder
- M89.512Osteolysis, left shoulder
- M89.519Osteolysis, unspecified shoulder
- M89.521Osteolysis, right upper arm
- M89.522Osteolysis, left upper arm
- M89.529Osteolysis, unspecified upper arm
- M89.531Osteolysis, right forearm
- M89.532Osteolysis, left forearm
- M89.539Osteolysis, unspecified forearm
- M89.541Osteolysis, right hand
- M89.542Osteolysis, left hand
- M89.549Osteolysis, unspecified hand
- M89.551Osteolysis, right thigh
- M89.552Osteolysis, left thigh
- M89.559Osteolysis, unspecified thigh
- M89.561Osteolysis, right lower leg
- M89.562Osteolysis, left lower leg
- M89.569Osteolysis, unspecified lower leg
- M89.571Osteolysis, right ankle and foot
- M89.572Osteolysis, left ankle and foot
- M89.579Osteolysis, unspecified ankle and foot
M89.5 at a glance
| Code | M89.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteolysis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside M89.5 to fully describe the condition. M89.5 is sequenced first.
- code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of M89.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M89.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- periprosthetic osteolysis of internal prosthetic joint (T84.05-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M89.5 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.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M89.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M89.5 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 M89.5? (10)
- M89.50Osteolysis, unspecified site
- M89.51Osteolysis, shouldernot billable
- M89.52Osteolysis, upper armnot billable
- M89.53Osteolysis, forearmnot billable
- M89.54Osteolysis, handnot billable
- M89.55Osteolysis, thighnot billable
- M89.56Osteolysis, lower legnot billable
- M89.57Osteolysis, ankle and footnot billable
- M89.58Osteolysis, other site
- M89.59Osteolysis, multiple sites
How long has M89.5 existed?
M89.5 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 M89 family? (9)
- M89.0Algoneurodystrophynot billable
- M89.1Physeal arrestnot billable
- M89.2Other disorders of bone development and growthnot billable
- M89.3Hypertrophy of bonenot billable
- M89.4Other hypertrophic osteoarthropathynot billable
- M89.6Osteopathy after poliomyelitisnot billable
- M89.7Major osseous defectnot billable
- M89.8Other specified disorders of bonenot billable
- M89.9Disorder of bone, unspecified