ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for stress fracture
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › stress”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding stress fracture
The ICD-10-CM code for stress fracture is M84.30 (Stress fracture, unspecified site). The official index lists 22 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on M84.30.
Within M84.3, choose M84.30 (unspecified site) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: shoulder (M84.31), humerus (M84.32), ulna and radius (M84.33), hand and fingers (M84.34), pelvis and femur (M84.35), tibia and fibula (M84.36), ankle, foot and toes (M84.37) and other site (M84.38).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
More specific stress fracture codes (official index)
- ankle M84.37 — Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes
- carpus M84.34 — Stress fracture, hand and fingers
- clavicle M84.31 — Stress fracture, shoulder
- femoral neck M84.359 — Stress fracture, hip, unspecified
- femur M84.35 — Stress fracture, pelvis and femur
- fibula M84.36 — Stress fracture, tibia and fibula
- finger M84.34 — Stress fracture, hand and fingers
- hip M84.35 — Stress fracture, pelvis and femur
- humerus M84.32 — Stress fracture, humerus
- ilium M84.350 — Stress fracture, pelvis
- ischium M84.350 — Stress fracture, pelvis
- metacarpus M84.34 — Stress fracture, hand and fingers
- metatarsus M84.37 — Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes
- neck
- pelvis M84.350 — Stress fracture, pelvis
- radius M84.33 — Stress fracture, ulna and radius
- rib M84.38 — Stress fracture, other site
- scapula M84.31 — Stress fracture, shoulder
- skull M84.38 — Stress fracture, other site
- tarsus M84.37 — Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes
- tibia M84.36 — Stress fracture, tibia and fibula
- toe M84.37 — Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes
- ulna M84.33 — Stress fracture, ulna and radius
- vertebra
Common questions about stress fracture ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for stress fracture?
- M84.30 — Stress fracture, unspecified site (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: M84.37, M84.34, M84.31, M84.359 and others below.
What is the ICD-10 code for ankle stress fracture?
- M84.37 — Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toes (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for carpus stress fracture?
- M84.34 — Stress fracture, hand and fingers (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for clavicle stress fracture?
- M84.31 — Stress fracture, shoulder (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for femoral neck stress fracture?
- M84.359 — Stress fracture, hip, unspecified (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for femur stress fracture?
- M84.35 — Stress fracture, pelvis and femur (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for fibula stress fracture?
- M84.36 — Stress fracture, tibia and fibula (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
Is M84.30 billable?
- No. M84.30 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.