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FY2027

M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

BillableCC

Is M96.89 billable?

Yes — M96.89 is billable for FY2027. M96.89 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M96.89 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

M96.89 at a glance

CodeM96.89
DescriptionOther intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does M96.89 group to?

M96.89 sits in MDC 21 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 919Complications of Treatment with MCCmedical
  • 920Complications of Treatment with CCmedical
  • 921Complications of Treatment without CC/MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, M96.89 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is M96.89 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M96.89. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Scoliosis › postprocedural (acquired) (postural)
  • Complication › musculoskeletal system › postoperative (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › musculoskeletal system › post radiation (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › orthopedic › postprocedural (s) (from) (of)
  • Disorder › musculoskeletal system, soft tissue › postprocedural (of)
  • Unstable › joint › secondary to removal of joint prosthesis
  • Complication › intraoperative › specified NEC › musculoskeletal structure (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › musculoskeletal system › postoperative › joint instability after prosthesis removal (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › musculoskeletal system › postoperative › specified complication NEC (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › musculoskeletal system › post radiation › specified complication NEC (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › orthopedic › postprocedural › specified type NEC (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › postprocedural › specified NEC › musculoskeletal structure (s) (from) (of)

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside M96.89 to fully describe the condition. M96.89 is sequenced first.

  • code, if applicable, to further specify disorder

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M96.89.

  • Instability of joint secondary to removal of joint prosthesis

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M96.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M96.89 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M96

The conditions below are not part of M96.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M96.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)
  • complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)
  • disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)
  • presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)

How long has M96.89 existed?

M96.89 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 conditions are coded to M96.89?

What other codes are in the M96.8 family? (4)