M96.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

M96.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified. It belongs to category M96 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), block M96 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified) 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 5 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M96, choose M96.8 (Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Pseudarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis (M96.0), postlaminectomy syndrome, not elsewhere classified (M96.1), Postradiation kyphosis (M96.2), postlaminectomy kyphosis (M96.3), postsurgical lordosis (M96.4), Postradiation scoliosis (M96.5), fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate (M96.6) and fracture of ribs, sternum and thorax associated with compression of the chest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (M96.A).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M96.81 (procedure), M96.82 (procedure), M96.83 (procedure), M96.84 (procedure) and M96.89 (system).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.