Is M87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M87 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).

What cannot be coded together with M87?

M87 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

M87

M87 — Osteonecrosis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for osteonecrosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

juvenile osteonecrosis (M91-M92)
osteochondropathies (M90-M93)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

avascular necrosis of bone

Risk adjustment

M87 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 M87

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about M87

Is M87 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M87 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M87 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).
What cannot be coded together with M87?: M87 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.