M90.51 ICD-10-CM Code: Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder
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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) / Other osteopathies (M86-M90)
M90.51
Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceOsteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder
CMS-HCC V28
N/A—
Not mapped
CMS-HCC V24
N/A—
Not mapped
ACA/HHS
N/A—
Not mapped
ESRD/PACE
N/A—
Not mapped
RXHCC
N/A—
Not mapped
Code Book Path
Inclusion Terms
OfficialNo inclusion terms are included in this display for M90.51. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 2
Official- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)Inherited from M00-M99
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from M00-M99
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from M00-M99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)Inherited from M00-M99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from M00-M99
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from M00-M99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from M00-M99
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from M00-M99
- neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from M00-M99
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from M00-M99
Related Codes
Includes
OfficialNo Includes notes are included in this display for M90.51. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 1
Official- postprocedural osteopathies (M96.-)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- osteochondritis, osteomyelitis, and osteopathy (in):Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- cryptococcosis (B45.3)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .69-)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- gonococcal (A54.43)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- neurogenic syphilis (A52.11)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- renal osteodystrophy (N25.0)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- salmonellosis (A02.24)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- secondary syphilis (A51.46)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
- syphilis (late) (A52.77)Inherited from M86-M90, M90
Code First
Official- underlying disease, such as:Inherited from M90.5
- caisson disease (T70.3)Inherited from M90.5
- hemoglobinopathy (D50-D64)Inherited from M90.5
Use Additional
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Code Also
OfficialNo Code Also instructions are included in this display for M90.51. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →
- Code
- M90.51
- Description
- Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder
- HCC (V28)
- No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
- RAF reference coefficient
- —
- Billable
- No
- Payment year
- 2026
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What This Code Means
M90.51 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere, shoulder. M90.51 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (m00-m99), within the section covering other osteopathies (m86-m90).
Header codes like M90.51 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.
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