Is M99.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M99.7 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M99.7 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified (M99).

M99.7

M99.7 — Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M99.7 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with M99.7

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M99.7. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M99.7 alone.

M43.5Other recurrent vertebral dislocation

Risk adjustment

M99.7 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 history

M99.7 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead M99.7

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M99. If M99.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about M99.7

Is M99.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M99.7 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M99.7 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified (M99).