M84.3
Stress fracture
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where M84.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- M84 Parent Disorder of continuity of bone
- M84.3 This code Stress fracture
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Fatigue fracture
Inclusion Terms
March fracture
Inclusion Terms
Stress fracture NOS
Inclusion Terms
Stress reaction
Excludes1
pathological fracture NOS (M84.4.-)
Excludes1
pathological fracture due to osteoporosis ( M80 .-)
Excludes2
traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Inherited from M84 — Disorder of continuity of bone
Excludes2
personal history of (healed) stress (fatigue) fracture ( Z87.312 )
Excludes2
stress fracture of vertebra ( M48.4- )
Use Additional Code
external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategory M84.3:
7th Character
A - initial encounter for fracture
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
7th Character
P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
9 codes under M84.3
- M84.30 Stress fracture, unspecified site Has subcodes
- M84.31 Stress fracture, shoulder Has subcodes
- M84.32 Stress fracture, humerus Has subcodes
- M84.33 Stress fracture, ulna and radius Has subcodes
- M84.34 Stress fracture, hand and fingers Has subcodes
- M84.35 Stress fracture, pelvis and femur Has subcodes
- M84.36 Stress fracture, tibia and fibula Has subcodes
- M84.37 Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes Has subcodes
- M84.38 Stress fracture, other site Has subcodes
Version History
How M84.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentStress fracture
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedStress fracture
Related Codes
Other codes under M84
- M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified
- M84.5 Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease
- M84.6 Pathological fracture in other disease
- M84.7 Nontraumatic fracture, not elsewhere classified
- M84.8 Other disorders of continuity of bone
- M84.9 Disorder of continuity of bone, unspecified Billable
Codes whose official notes reference M84.3
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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