ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for musculoskeletal system complication

Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Complication (s) (from) (of) › musculoskeletal system”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding musculoskeletal system complication

The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for musculoskeletal system complication; the code depends on the details below.

device, implant or graft NEC
internal fixation (nail) (plate) (rod)
joint prosthesis
postoperative (postprocedural) M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
with osteoporosis
fracture following insertion of device
joint instability after prosthesis removal M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
lordosis M96.4 — Postsurgical lordosis
postlaminectomy syndrome NEC M96.1 — Postlaminectomy syndrome, not elsewhere classified
kyphosis M96.3 — Postlaminectomy kyphosis
pseudarthrosis M96.0 — Pseudarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis
specified complication NEC M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
post radiation M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
kyphosis M96.2 — Postradiation kyphosis
scoliosis M96.5 — Postradiation scoliosis
specified complication NEC M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

What is the ICD-10 code for postoperative musculoskeletal system complication?: M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
What is the ICD-10 code for post radiation musculoskeletal system complication?: M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system.