Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2023 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

M93.041 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), right hip
M93.042 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), left hip
M93.043 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), unspecified hip
M93.044 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), bilateral hips

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.

FY2023 Added to the code set Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M93 Other osteochondropathies

Excludes2 - not included here

osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)

Inherited from the M91-M94 section Chondropathies (M91-M94)

Excludes1 - never coded here

postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M93.00	Unspecified slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)	Not billable
M93.01	Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)	Not billable
M93.02	Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)	Not billable
M93.03	Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)	Not billable
M93.05	Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)	Not billable
M93.06	Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic)	Not billable
M93.07	Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic)	Not billable