ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

M84.549Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified hand

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

M84.549 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unsp hand

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 M84.549

M84.549 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, unspecified hand. 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M84.54, choose M84.549 (unspecified hand) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: right hand (M84.541) and left hand (M84.542).

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 M84.5:

Ainitial encounter for fractureM84.549A
Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingM84.549D
Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingM84.549G
Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionM84.549K
Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunionM84.549P
SsequelaM84.549S

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to M84.549.

› From M84.5 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease

Code also

underlying neoplasm

› From M84 Disorder of continuity of bone

Excludes2

traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
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Common questions about M84.549

Is M84.549 billable?: No. M84.549 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.