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M93

M93: Other osteochondropathies

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M93 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other osteochondropathies. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with M93

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M23Internal derangement of knee
  • M87Osteonecrosis
  • M91Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis
  • S72.13Apophyseal fracture of femur
  • S79.0Physeal fracture of upper end of femur
  • S79.01Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur
  • S92.14Dome fracture of talus

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M93

5 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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