M89.6 — Osteopathy after poliomyelitis
Is M89.6 billable?
No — M89.6 is a non-billable header code. M89.6 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 M89.6.
Billable codes under this header
- M89.60Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified site
- M89.68Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, other site
- M89.69Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, multiple sites
- M89.611Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right shoulder
- M89.612Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left shoulder
- M89.619Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified shoulder
- M89.621Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right upper arm
- M89.622Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left upper arm
- M89.629Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified upper arm
- M89.631Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right forearm
- M89.632Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left forearm
- M89.639Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified forearm
- M89.641Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right hand
- M89.642Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left hand
- M89.649Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified hand
- M89.651Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right thigh
- M89.652Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left thigh
- M89.659Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified thigh
- M89.661Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right lower leg
- M89.662Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left lower leg
- M89.669Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified lower leg
- M89.671Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, right ankle and foot
- M89.672Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, left ankle and foot
- M89.679Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified ankle and foot
M89.6 at a glance
| Code | M89.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteopathy after poliomyelitis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with M89.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postpolio syndrome (G14)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside M89.6 to fully describe the condition. M89.6 is sequenced first.
- code (B91) to identify previous poliomyelitis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M89.6 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 M89.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M89.6 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 M89.6? (10)
- M89.60Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified site
- M89.61Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, shouldernot billable
- M89.62Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, upper armnot billable
- M89.63Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, forearmnot billable
- M89.64Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, handnot billable
- M89.65Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, thighnot billable
- M89.66Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, lower legnot billable
- M89.67Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, ankle and footnot billable
- M89.68Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, other site
- M89.69Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, multiple sites
How long has M89.6 existed?
M89.6 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.
Which codes are confused with M89.6?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M89.6 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
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
- M89.5Osteolysisnot billable
- M89.7Major osseous defectnot billable
- M89.8Other specified disorders of bonenot billable
- M89.9Disorder of bone, unspecified