M88.8
M88.8 — Osteitis deformans of other bones
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M88.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for osteitis deformans of other bones. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M88.8 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 M88.8
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- M88.81Osteitis deformans of shoulder
- M88.82Osteitis deformans of upper arm
- M88.83Osteitis deformans of forearm
- M88.84Osteitis deformans of hand
- M88.85Osteitis deformans of thigh
- M88.86Osteitis deformans of lower leg
- M88.87Osteitis deformans of ankle and foot
- M88.88Osteitis deformans of other bones
- M88.89Osteitis deformans of multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M88. If M88.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M88.8
- Is M88.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M88.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M88.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).