S93.149 — Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of unspecified toe(s)
S93.149 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of unspecified toe(s). It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S93
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S93.149 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.
How S93.149 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 S93.149.
- Subluxation›toe›metatarsophalangeal joint
Code to one of these instead S93.149
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S93.14. If S93.149 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S93.141Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of right great toe
- S93.142Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of left great toe
- S93.143Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of unspecified great toe
- S93.144Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of right lesser toe(s)
- S93.145Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of left lesser toe(s)
- S93.146Subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joint of unspecified lesser toe(s)
Questions about S93.149
- Is S93.149 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S93.149 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S93.149 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).