M93.054 — Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), bilateral hips
Is M93.054 billable?
Yes — M93.054 is billable for FY2027. M93.054 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M93.054 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M93.054 at a glance
| Code | M93.054 |
|---|---|
| Description | Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), bilateral hips |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M93.054 group to?
M93.054 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 553Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with MCCmedical
- 554Bone Diseases and Arthropathies without MCCmedical
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M91-M94
The conditions below can never be reported together with M93.054 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)
Use additional code — inherited from M93.0
Report an additional code alongside M93.054 to fully describe the condition. M93.054 is sequenced first.
- code for associated chondrolysis (M94.3)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M93.054, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.054 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M93
The conditions below are not part of M93.054, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.054 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
How long has M93.054 existed?
M93.054 first appears in FY2023.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.