M89.51
Header — not billableOsteolysis, shoulder
The ICD-10 code for osteolysis, shoulder is M89.51.
M89.51 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
- M89.50Osteolysis, unspecified site
- M89.52Osteolysis, upper armnon-billable header
- M89.53Osteolysis, forearmnon-billable header
- M89.54Osteolysis, handnon-billable header
- M89.55Osteolysis, thighnon-billable header
- M89.56Osteolysis, lower legnon-billable header
- M89.57Osteolysis, ankle and footnon-billable header
- M89.58Osteolysis, other site
- M89.59Osteolysis, multiple sites
- M89.51Osteolysis, shouldernon-billable header