M93.2 — Osteochondritis dissecans
Is M93.2 billable?
No — M93.2 is a non-billable header code. M93.2 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 24 billable codes beneath M93.2.
Billable codes under this header
- M93.20Osteochondritis dissecans of unspecified site
- M93.28Osteochondritis dissecans other site
- M93.29Osteochondritis dissecans multiple sites
- M93.211Osteochondritis dissecans, right shoulder
- M93.212Osteochondritis dissecans, left shoulder
- M93.219Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified shoulder
- M93.221Osteochondritis dissecans, right elbow
- M93.222Osteochondritis dissecans, left elbow
- M93.229Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified elbow
- M93.231Osteochondritis dissecans, right wrist
- M93.232Osteochondritis dissecans, left wrist
- M93.239Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified wrist
- M93.241Osteochondritis dissecans, joints of right hand
- M93.242Osteochondritis dissecans, joints of left hand
- M93.249Osteochondritis dissecans, joints of unspecified hand
- M93.251Osteochondritis dissecans, right hip
- M93.252Osteochondritis dissecans, left hip
- M93.259Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified hip
- M93.261Osteochondritis dissecans, right knee
- M93.262Osteochondritis dissecans, left knee
- M93.269Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified knee
- M93.271Osteochondritis dissecans, right ankle and joints of right foot
- M93.272Osteochondritis dissecans, left ankle and joints of left foot
- M93.279Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified ankle and joints of foot
M93.2 at a glance
| Code | M93.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteochondritis dissecans |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M91-M94
The conditions below can never be reported together with M93.2 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.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M93.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.2 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 M93.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
What codes fall under M93.2? (10)
- M93.20Osteochondritis dissecans of unspecified site
- M93.21Osteochondritis dissecans of shouldernot billable
- M93.22Osteochondritis dissecans of elbownot billable
- M93.23Osteochondritis dissecans of wristnot billable
- M93.24Osteochondritis dissecans of joints of handnot billable
- M93.25Osteochondritis dissecans of hipnot billable
- M93.26Osteochondritis dissecans kneenot billable
- M93.27Osteochondritis dissecans of ankle and joints of footnot billable
- M93.28Osteochondritis dissecans other site
- M93.29Osteochondritis dissecans multiple sites
How long has M93.2 existed?
M93.2 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.