M93.9
M93.9 — Osteochondropathy, unspecified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M93.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for osteochondropathy, unspecified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Apophysitis NOS
- Epiphysitis NOS
- Osteochondritis NOS
- Osteochondrosis NOS
Risk adjustment
M93.9 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 M93.9
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- M93.90Osteochondropathy, unspecified of unspecified site
- M93.91Osteochondropathy, unspecified of shoulder
- M93.92Osteochondropathy, unspecified of upper arm
- M93.93Osteochondropathy, unspecified of forearm
- M93.94Osteochondropathy, unspecified of hand
- M93.95Osteochondropathy, unspecified of thigh
- M93.96Osteochondropathy, unspecified lower leg
- M93.97Osteochondropathy, unspecified of ankle and foot
- M93.98Osteochondropathy, unspecified other
- M93.99Osteochondropathy, unspecified multiple sites
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M93. If M93.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M93.9
- Is M93.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M93.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M93.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Chondropathies (M91-M94).