Free ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > 2009 > Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739 > Osteopathies, Chondropathies, And Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 730-739 > Other disorders of bone and cartilage 733.* >
loss of bone mass and strength due to nutritional, metabolic, or other factors, usually resulting in deformity or fracture; a major public health problem of the elderly, especially women.
(OSS-tee-oh-pa-ROW-sis) A condition that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density, causing bones to become fragile.
A condition of reduced bone mass, with decreased cortical thickness and a decrease in the number and size of the trabeculae of cancellous bone (but normal chemical composition), resulting in increased fracture incidence. Osteoporosis is classified as primary (Type 1, postmenopausal osteoporosis; Type 2, age-associated osteoporosis; and idiopathic, which can affect juveniles, premenopausal women, and middle-aged men) and secondary osteoporosis (which results from an identifiable cause of bone mass loss).
Also applicable to/known as
Wedging of vertebra NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 733.00
Decalcification
bone (see also Osteoporosis) 733.00
Demineralization, ankle (see also Osteoporosis) 733.00
Dissolution, vertebra (see also Osteoporosis) 733.00