M94.0 — Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze]
M94.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chondrocostal junction syndrome [tietze]. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Costochondritis
Risk adjustment
M94.0 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.
Medicare coverage
M94.0 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 M94.0 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 M94.0.
- Chondropathia tuberosa
- Costochondritis
- Tietze's disease or syndrome
- Chondritis›costal(Tietze's)
- Disease, diseased›Tietze's
- Rheumatism›intercostal, meaning Tietze's disease
- Syndrome›chondrocostal junction
- Syndrome›costochondral junction
- Syndrome›Tietze's
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M94. If M94.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M94.0
- Is M94.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M94.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M94.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Chondropathies (M91-M94).