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M88

M88: Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone]

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M88 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for osteitis deformans [paget's disease of bone]. 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.

  • osteitis deformans in neoplastic disease (M90.6)

Other codes that can never be billed with M88

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M43Other deforming dorsopathies
  • M90.6Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M88

4 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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