ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
M84.37Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes
M84.37 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About M84.37
M84.37 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes. It belongs to category M84 (disorder of continuity of bone), block M80-M85 (disorders of bone density and structure) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within M84.3 (stress fracture), M84.37 is specifically for stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes. Related codes cover unspecified site (M84.30), shoulder (M84.31), humerus (M84.32), ulna and radius (M84.33), hand and fingers (M84.34), pelvis and femur (M84.35), tibia and fibula (M84.36) and other site (M84.38).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M84.3:
- M84.371Stress fracture, right ankle
- M84.372Stress fracture, left ankle
- M84.373Stress fracture, unspecified ankle
- M84.374Stress fracture, right foot
- M84.375Stress fracture, left foot
- M84.376Stress fracture, unspecified foot
- M84.377Stress fracture, right toe(s)
- M84.378Stress fracture, left toe(s)
- M84.379Stress fracture, unspecified toe(s)
- Ainitial encounter for fracture
- Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M84.37.
› From M84.3 Stress fracture
- external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture
› From M84 Disorder of continuity of bone
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
Alphabetic index entries
4 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to M84.37.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about M84.37
Is M84.37 billable?
- No. M84.37 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.