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M80.072 vs Z87.310

M80.072 (Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left ankle and foot) compared with Z87.310 (Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture), from the official CMS tabular data.

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Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because M80.072 lists Z87.310 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule
What is different?

The conditions named, billing status and chapter.M80.072 is “Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left ankle and foot”; Z87.310 is “Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture”. M80.072 is a non-billable header; Z87.310 is billable. M80.072 sits in M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99); Z87.310 in Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.M80.072 lists Z87.310 under Excludes2: “personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture (Z87.310)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.M80.072’s tabular entry: “personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture (Z87.310)”. The note covers Z87.310.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is one a parent or header code?

One is a header.M80.072 is a non-billable header, but Z87.310 is not one of its subdivisions.

Registry fact

Nothing found in 3 other checks; 1 check does not apply
Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. M80.072 carries 3 Excludes1 notes covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

M80.072
Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left ankle and foot
↔
Z87.310
Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.M80.072 carries an Excludes2 note covering Z87.310: “personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture (Z87.310)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

  • Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2

    A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

    ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2027

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

Similar descriptions do not make codes interchangeable. The documentation and the official instructions decide which code applies.

Official descriptionDiffers
M80.072

Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left ankle and foot

Z87.310

Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture

StatusDiffers
M80.072
Non-billable header

A header is not reported on a claim; a code beneath it is.

Report instead: M80.072A, M80.072D, M80.072G, M80.072K, M80.072P

Z87.310
Billable
Excludes1Differs
M80.072
  • collapsed vertebra NOS (M48.5)
  • pathological fracture NOS (M84.4)
  • wedging of vertebra NOS (M48.5)
Z87.310

None at this code

Excludes2Differs
M80.072
  • personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture (Z87.310)
Z87.310
  • personal history of (healed) traumatic fracture (Z87.81)
Code firstDiffers
M80.072

None at this code

Z87.310
  • any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)
Use additional codeDiffers
M80.072
  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)
Z87.310

None at this code

Code alsoDiffers
M80.072

None at this code

Z87.310
  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)
CategoryDiffers
M80.072

M80 Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture

Z87.310

Z87 Personal history of other diseases and conditions

ChapterDiffers
M80.072

M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)

Z87.310

Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)

IncludesDiffers
M80.072
  • osteoporosis with current fragility fracture
Z87.310
  • Personal history of (healed) fragility fracture
  • Personal history of (healed) collapsed vertebra due to osteoporosis
7th characterDiffers
M80.072
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M80:
Z87.310

None at this code

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on. In a row that differs, each code’s own notes are listed under it, and the notes every code shares are listed once beneath them.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources