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Compare/B45.3 vs M90

B45.3 vs M90

B45.3 (Osseous cryptococcosis) compared with M90 (Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. M90 carries an Excludes1 note covering B45.3: “cryptococcosis (B45.3)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

B45.3Osseous cryptococcosisM90Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: M90.50, M90.511, M90.512, M90.519, M90.521

ClassificationA00-B99 — Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99)M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)
DefinitionOsseous cryptococcosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (B45.3).Osteopathies in diseases classified elsewhere is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M90).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources