M85.16
Header — not billableSkeletal fluorosis, lower leg
The ICD-10 code for skeletal fluorosis, lower leg is M85.16.
M85.16 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M85.10Skeletal fluorosis, unspecified site
- M85.11Skeletal fluorosis, shouldernon-billable header
- M85.12Skeletal fluorosis, upper armnon-billable header
- M85.13Skeletal fluorosis, forearmnon-billable header
- M85.14Skeletal fluorosis, handnon-billable header
- M85.15Skeletal fluorosis, thighnon-billable header
- M85.17Skeletal fluorosis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M85.18Skeletal fluorosis, other site
- M85.19Skeletal fluorosis, multiple sites
- M85.16Skeletal fluorosis, lower legnon-billable header