M42.0 — Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine
Is M42.0 billable?
No — M42.0 is a non-billable header code. M42.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath M42.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
- M42.01Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
- M42.03Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
- M42.04Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
- M42.05Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
- M42.06Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
- M42.07Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
- M42.08Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M42.09Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine
M42.0 at a glance
| Code | M42.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with M42.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postural kyphosis (M40.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M42.0.
- Calvé's disease
- Scheuermann's disease
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M42.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M42.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under M42.0? (10)
- M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
- M42.01Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
- M42.03Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
- M42.04Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
- M42.05Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
- M42.06Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
- M42.07Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
- M42.08Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M42.09Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine
How long has M42.0 existed?
M42.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.