ICD-10 Code for Destruction
The ICD-10-CM 2027 alphabetic index lists destruction, destructive with the subterms below. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (5 codes, 4 billable).
Index entries for Destruction
- articular facet – see also Derangement, joint, specified type NEC
- knee –
M23.8X-(header) - vertebra – see Spondylosis
- knee –
- bone – see also Disorder, bone, specified type NEC
- syphilitic –
A52.77
- syphilitic –
- joint – see also Derangement, joint, specified type NEC
- sacroiliac –
M53.3
- sacroiliac –
- rectal sphincter –
K62.89 - septum (nasal) –
J34.89 - tuberculous NEC – see Tuberculosis
- tympanum, tympanic membrane (nontraumatic) – see Disorder, tympanic membrane, specified NEC
- vertebral disc – see Degeneration, intervertebral disc
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.