M89.8X8 — Other specified disorders of bone, other site
M89.8X8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of bone, other site. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M89.8X8 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.
Medicare coverage
M89.8X8 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 4 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 M89.8X8 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 M89.8X8.
- Slipped, slipping›rib
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M89.8X. If M89.8X8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M89.8X0Other specified disorders of bone, multiple sites
- M89.8X1Other specified disorders of bone, shoulder
- M89.8X2Other specified disorders of bone, upper arm
- M89.8X3Other specified disorders of bone, forearm
- M89.8X4Other specified disorders of bone, hand
- M89.8X5Other specified disorders of bone, thigh
- M89.8X6Other specified disorders of bone, lower leg
- M89.8X7Other specified disorders of bone, ankle and foot
- M89.8X9Other specified disorders of bone, unspecified site
Questions about M89.8X8
- Is M89.8X8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M89.8X8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M89.8X8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).