Is M93.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M93.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M93.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Chondropathies (M91-M94).

M93.0

M93.0 — Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M93.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic). It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code for associated chondrolysis (M94.3)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)

Other codes that can never be billed with M93.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M93.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M93.0 alone.

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

Risk adjustment

M93.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead M93.0

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M93. If M93.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about M93.0

Is M93.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M93.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M93.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Chondropathies (M91-M94).