Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.45
Aseptic necrosis of bone, jaw
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Aseptic necrosis of jaw.
  • ICD-9-CM 733.45 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 733.45 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 733.45.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 733.45: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 733.45 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M87.08 Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of bone, other site
Approximate Synonyms
  • Aseptic necrosis of jaw bone
  • Aseptic necrosis of mandible
  • Osteonecrosis of jaw
  • Osteonecrosis of the jaw
733.45 Excludes
  • osteoradionecrosis of jaw (526.89)
Use Additional
  • Use additional E code to identify drug, if drug-induced
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 733.45:
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