M89.68 — Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, other site
M89.68 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for osteopathy after poliomyelitis, other site. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M89.68 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 92 Bone/Joint/Muscle/Severe Soft Tissue Infections/Necrosis0.479 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
M89.68 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing 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
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M89.68 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M89.68.
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›ilium
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›ischium
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›neck
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›pubic ramus [pubis]
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›rib
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›skull
- Osteopathy›after poliomyelitis›vertebra
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M89.6. If M89.68 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M89.60Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, unspecified site
- M89.61Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, shoulder
- M89.62Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, upper arm
- M89.63Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, forearm
- M89.64Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, hand
- M89.65Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, thigh
- M89.66Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, lower leg
- M89.67Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, ankle and foot
- M89.69Osteopathy after poliomyelitis, multiple sites
Questions about M89.68
- Is M89.68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M89.68 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M89.68 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).