M80.831 (Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, right forearm) compared with M80.832 (Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left forearm), from the official CMS tabular data. M80.831 and M80.832 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. M80.831 and M80.832 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| M80.831Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, right forearm | M80.832Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left forearm | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: M80.831A, M80.831D, M80.831G, M80.831K, M80.831P | Non-billable header Report instead: M80.832A, M80.832D, M80.832G, M80.832K, M80.832P |
| Classification | M00-M99 — Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | M00-M99 — Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue |
| Definition | Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, right forearm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M80.831). | Other osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, left forearm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M80.832). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M80: | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category M80: |
| Includes | osteoporosis with current fragility fracture | osteoporosis with current fragility 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-) | 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