M80.8 vs N99.842
M80.8 (Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture) compared with N99.842 (Postprocedural seroma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a genitourinary system procedure), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. N99.842 carries an Excludes2 note covering M80.8: “postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.8-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| M80.8Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture | N99.842Postprocedural seroma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a genitourinary system procedure | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: M80.80XA, M80.80XD, M80.80XG, M80.80XK, M80.80XP | Billable |
| Classification | M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99) | N00-N99 — Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99) |
| Definition | Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M80.8). | Postprocedural seroma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a genitourinary system procedure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (N99.842). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M80: | — |
| Includes | osteoporosis with current fragility fracture Drug-induced osteoporosis with current pathological fracture Idiopathic osteoporosis with current pathological fracture Osteoporosis of disuse with current pathological fracture | — |
| Use additional code | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-) | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources