M93.29 — Osteochondritis dissecans multiple sites
M93.29 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for osteochondritis dissecans multiple sites. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
M93.29 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.
Medicare coverage
M93.29 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 6 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59434Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M93.29 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M93.29.
- Osteochondritis›dissecans›multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M93.2. If M93.29 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M93.20Osteochondritis dissecans of unspecified site
- M93.21Osteochondritis dissecans of shoulder
- M93.22Osteochondritis dissecans of elbow
- M93.23Osteochondritis dissecans of wrist
- M93.24Osteochondritis dissecans of joints of hand
- M93.25Osteochondritis dissecans of hip
- M93.26Osteochondritis dissecans knee
- M93.27Osteochondritis dissecans of ankle and joints of foot
- M93.28Osteochondritis dissecans other site
Questions about M93.29
- Is M93.29 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M93.29 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M93.29 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Chondropathies (M91-M94).