M85.33
M85.33 — Osteitis condensans, forearm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M85.33 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for osteitis condensans, forearm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M85.33 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M85.33
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M85.3. If M85.33 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M85.30Osteitis condensans, unspecified site
- M85.31Osteitis condensans, shoulder
- M85.32Osteitis condensans, upper arm
- M85.34Osteitis condensans, hand
- M85.35Osteitis condensans, thigh
- M85.36Osteitis condensans, lower leg
- M85.37Osteitis condensans, ankle and foot
- M85.38Osteitis condensans, other site
- M85.39Osteitis condensans, multiple sites
Questions about M85.33
- Is M85.33 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M85.33 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M85.33 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Disorders of bone density and structure (M80-M85).