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M90

M90Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M90 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere. 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.

  • osteochondritis, osteomyelitis, and osteopathy (in):
  • cryptococcosis (B45.3)
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .69-)
  • gonococcal (A54.43)
  • neurogenic syphilis (A52.11)
  • renal osteodystrophy (N25.0)
  • salmonellosis (A02.24)
  • secondary syphilis (A51.46)
  • syphilis (late) (A52.77)

Other codes that can never be billed with M90

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M90. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M90 alone.

  • M87Osteonecrosis
  • M88Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone]

Risk adjustment

M90 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 M90

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about M90

Is M90 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. M90 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M90 sit in the tabular list?
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other osteopathies (M86-M90).
What cannot be coded together with M90?
M90 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.