Is M93.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. M93.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does M93.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

M93.8

M93.8 — Other specified osteochondropathies

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M93.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified osteochondropathies. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

M93.8 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 M93.8

10 child codes. Green means billable.

M93.80Other specified osteochondropathies of unspecified site
M93.81Other specified osteochondropathies of shoulder
M93.82Other specified osteochondropathies of upper arm
M93.83Other specified osteochondropathies of forearm
M93.84Other specified osteochondropathies of hand
M93.85Other specified osteochondropathies of thigh
M93.86Other specified osteochondropathies lower leg
M93.87Other specified osteochondropathies of ankle and foot
M93.88Other specified osteochondropathies other
M93.89Other specified osteochondropathies multiple sites

Related codes at this level

Codes that share M93. If M93.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

M93.0Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)
M93.1Kienbock's disease of adults
M93.2Osteochondritis dissecans
M93.9Osteochondropathy, unspecified

Questions about M93.8

Is M93.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. M93.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does M93.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Chondropathies (M91-M94).