Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Codes Discussed: M87.052 (Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of left femur), M70.4 (Prepatellar bursitis category), M84.561K (Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion), M80 (Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture category), M84 (Disorders of continuity of bone category), M96.6 (Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate category), T84 (Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts category), M96.8 (Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system), M81.0 (Age-related osteoporosis without current pathological fracture), M80.00 (Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, unspecified site), M80.8 (Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture category), M81.6 (Localized osteoporosis without current pathological fracture), M81.8 (Other osteoporosis without current pathological fracture), M84.3 (Stress fracture category), M84.5 (Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease category), M84.4 (Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified category), M84.6 (Pathological fracture in other disease category), B95-B97 (Bacterial and viral infectious agents), M86.4 (Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus category), M86 (Osteomyelitis category), M41 (Scoliosis category), M43.0 (Spondylolysis category), M43.1 (Spondylolisthesis category), Z87.310 (Personal history of healed osteoporosis fracture), M96.0 (Pseudarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis), M96.1 (Postlaminectomy syndrome, not elsewhere classified), M96.3 (Postlaminectomy kyphosis), M96.4 (Postsurgical lordosis), M96.2 (Postradiation kyphosis), M96.5 (Postradiation scoliosis), M96.A (Fracture of ribs, sternum, and thoracic spine associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation category), M80.08XK (Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion), M80.08 (Incomplete osteoporosis fracture code), M80.08XA (Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra, initial encounter), M43.16 (Spondylolisthesis, lumbar region), M43.06 (Spondylolysis, lumbar region), M47.896 (Other spondylosis, lumbar region), M86.472 (Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, left ankle and foot), M86.672 (Other chronic osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot), M86.572 (Other acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, left ankle and foot), M86.48 (Chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, other site), M93.261 (Osteochondritis dissecans, right knee), M92.8 (Other specified juvenile osteochondrosis), M93.861 (Other specified osteochondropathies, right lower leg), M93.261A (Invalid osteochondritis dissecans code with unnecessary 7th character), M80.852 (Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left femur), M80.852A (Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left femur, initial encounter), M86.8X5 (Other osteomyelitis, thigh), B95.61 (Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere), A49.01 (Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site), M86.651 (Other chronic osteomyelitis, right thigh), L02.415 (Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb), M96.A3 (Multiple fractures of ribs, associated with chest compression and cardiopulmonary resuscitation), M25.371 (Other instability, right ankle), M70.971 (Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse, and pressure, right ankle and foot), M24.071 (Loose body in right ankle), M24.271 (Disorder of ligament, right ankle), M70.961 (Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse, and pressure, right lower leg), M67.371 (Transient synovitis, right ankle and foot), M47.26 (Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region), M10.272 (Drug-induced gout, left ankle and foot), T50.2X5A (Adverse effect of carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides, and other diuretics, initial encounter), M10.472 (Other secondary gout, left ankle and foot), M1A.9XX0 (Chronic gout, unspecified, without tophus), M75.121 (Complete rotator cuff tear or rupture of right shoulder, not specified as traumatic), M75.41 (Impingement syndrome of right shoulder), M26.02 (Maxillary hypoplasia), M26.03 (Mandibular hyperplasia), M26.213 (Angle’s class III malocclusion), M26.73 (Alveolar maxillary hypoplasia), M26.72 (Alveolar mandibular hyperplasia), M26.01 (Maxillary hyperplasia), M26.04 (Mandibular hypoplasia), M26.219 (Malocclusion, Angle’s class unspecified), C79.51 (Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone), M84.58XA (Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, other specified site, initial encounter for fracture)

Topics Covered: ICD-10-CM musculoskeletal system coding, ICD-10-CM Chapter 13 coding, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, connective tissue coding, musculoskeletal anatomy, skeleton anatomy, bone anatomy, joint anatomy, muscle anatomy, skeletal muscle disorders, tendons, ligaments, synovial fluid, synovium, bursae, articular cartilage, joints versus bones coding, bone site coding guideline, coding guideline 13.a.1, avascular necrosis coding, osteonecrosis coding, arthropathy coding, dentofacial anomaly coding, systemic connective tissue disorders, systemic lupus erythematosus coding, dorsopathy coding, soft tissue disorder coding, bone disorder coding, ICD-10-CM M codes, Chapter 13 format and structure, Excludes1 notes, Excludes2 notes, musculoskeletal laterality coding, right left bilateral coding, prepatellar bursitis coding, site specificity coding, solitary bone cyst coding, ankylosing spondylitis coding, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis coding, kyphosis coding, episode of care coding, 7th character musculoskeletal coding, stress fracture coding, pathological fracture coding, fracture nonunion coding, combination codes, pyogenic arthritis coding, staphylococcal arthritis coding, spondylosis with radiculopathy coding, age-related osteoporosis coding, senile osteoporosis coding, osteoporosis with pathological fracture coding, intraoperative musculoskeletal complications, postprocedural musculoskeletal complications, orthopedic implant complication coding, accidental laceration coding, postoperative hemorrhage coding, acute versus chronic musculoskeletal injury coding, rotator cuff tear coding, meniscal tear coding, dislocation coding, age-related osteoporosis, non-age-related osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, idiopathic osteoporosis, disuse osteoporosis, drug-induced osteoporosis, post-traumatic osteoporosis, pathological fracture due to osteoporosis, pathological fracture due to neoplasm, stress fracture coding, fatigue fracture coding, musculoskeletal documentation specificity, causal relationship coding, arthritis coding, rheumatoid arthritis coding, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, joint derangement coding, ligament disorder coding, tendon disorder coding, bursitis coding, adhesive bursitis, infective bursitis, rheumatoid bursitis, overuse bursitis, osteomyelitis coding, acute osteomyelitis, subacute osteomyelitis, chronic osteomyelitis, hematogenous osteomyelitis, chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus, multifocal osteomyelitis, bacterial osteomyelitis, major osseous defect coding, scoliosis coding, idiopathic scoliosis, infantile scoliosis, juvenile scoliosis, adolescent scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, spondylosis coding, spinal osteoarthritis, radiculopathy coding, myelopathy coding, spondylolysis coding, spondylolisthesis coding, pars interarticularis fracture, traumatic fracture versus pathologic fracture, personal history of osteoporosis fracture, postprocedural complication coding, pseudarthrosis after fusion, arthrodesis complication coding, postlaminectomy syndrome coding, postlaminectomy kyphosis coding, postsurgical lordosis coding, postradiation kyphosis coding, postradiation scoliosis coding, CPR-related rib fracture coding, osteochondritis dissecans coding, subperiosteal abscess coding, Staphylococcus aureus infection coding, ankle instability coding, synovitis coding, loose body coding, lumbar spondylosis with radiculopathy, drug-induced gout coding, adverse effect coding, rotator cuff rupture coding, shoulder impingement syndrome coding, maxillary hypoplasia coding, mandibular hyperplasia coding, Angle class III malocclusion coding, pathological vertebral fracture coding, metastatic bone disease coding, Code Purple practice, Code Red assessment, musculoskeletal coding scenarios