M90.63 — Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, forearm
Is M90.63 billable?
No — M90.63 is a non-billable header code. M90.63 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 3 billable codes beneath M90.63.
M90.63 at a glance
| Code | M90.63 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, forearm |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M90.63 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M90.63. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Osteitis › deformans › in › neoplastic disease › radius
- Osteitis › deformans › in › neoplastic disease › ulna
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M86-M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M90.63 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 M90
The conditions below can never be reported together with M90.63 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M90.6
The conditions below can never be reported together with M90.63 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 [Paget's disease of bone] (M88.-)
Code first — inherited from M90.6
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before M90.63. M90.63 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M90.63, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M90.63 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 M90.63? (3)
How long has M90.63 existed?
M90.63 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 M90.6 family? (9)
- M90.60Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, unspecified site
- M90.61Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, shouldernot billable
- M90.62Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, upper armnot billable
- M90.64Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, handnot billable
- M90.65Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, thighnot billable
- M90.66Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, lower legnot billable
- M90.67Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, ankle and footnot billable
- M90.68Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, other site
- M90.69Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases, multiple sites