ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M91-M94 › M93 Other osteochondropathies › M93.9
M93.9
Osteochondropathy, unspecified
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:
- M93.90 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of unspecified site
- M93.91 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of shoulder (also a header)
- M93.92 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of upper arm (also a header)
- M93.93 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of forearm (also a header)
- M93.94 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of hand (also a header)
- M93.95 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of thigh (also a header)
- M93.96 Osteochondropathy, unspecified lower leg (also a header)
- M93.97 Osteochondropathy, unspecified of ankle and foot (also a header)
- M93.98 Osteochondropathy, unspecified other
- M93.99 Osteochondropathy, unspecified multiple sites
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Osteochondropathy, unspecified
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 |
|---|---|---|
| M93.0 | Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.1 | Kienbock's disease of adults | Valid |
| M93.2 | Osteochondritis dissecans | Not billable |
| M93.8 | Other specified osteochondropathies | Not billable |