M88

Non-Billable

ChapterM00–M99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone]

Use a more specific code (3 billable, 1 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

BillableHas subcodes

CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

M86-M90Other osteopathies (M86-M90)

M88Osteitis deformans [Paget's disease of bone]Not billable

M88.0Osteitis deformans of skullBillable

M88.1Osteitis deformans of vertebraeBillable

M88.8Osteitis deformans of other bonesSubcodes

M88.9Osteitis deformans of unspecified boneBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M88:

Other osteopathies (M86-M90)

chapterCH13

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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