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M88.88

M88.88: Osteitis deformans of other bones

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

M88.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for osteitis deformans of other bones. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • osteitis deformans of skull (M88.0)
  • osteitis deformans of vertebrae (M88.1)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M88.88

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

  • osteitis deformans in neoplastic disease (M90.6)

Other codes that can never be billed with M88.88

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.

Medicare coverage

M88.88 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
  • A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Paget's disease›bone›ilium
  • Paget's disease›bone›ischium
  • Paget's disease›bone›neck
  • Paget's disease›bone›pubic ramus [pubis]
  • Paget's disease›bone›rib
  • Paget's disease›bone›specified NEC
  • Curvature›spine›due to or associated with›osteitis›deformans

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under M88.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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