M93.9 — Osteochondropathy, unspecified
Is M93.9 billable?
No — M93.9 is a non-billable header code. M93.9 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 M93.9.
Billable codes under this header
- M93.90Osteochondropathy, unspecified of unspecified site
- M93.98Osteochondropathy, unspecified other
- M93.99Osteochondropathy, unspecified multiple sites
- M93.911Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right shoulder
- M93.912Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left shoulder
- M93.919Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified shoulder
- M93.921Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right upper arm
- M93.922Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left upper arm
- M93.929Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified upper arm
- M93.931Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right forearm
- M93.932Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left forearm
- M93.939Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified forearm
- M93.941Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right hand
- M93.942Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left hand
- M93.949Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified hand
- M93.951Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right thigh
- M93.952Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left thigh
- M93.959Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified thigh
- M93.961Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right lower leg
- M93.962Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left lower leg
- M93.969Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified lower leg
- M93.971Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right ankle and foot
- M93.972Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left ankle and foot
- M93.979Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified ankle and foot
M93.9 at a glance
| Code | M93.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteochondropathy, unspecified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M93.9.
- Apophysitis NOS
- Epiphysitis NOS
- Osteochondritis NOS
- Osteochondrosis NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M91-M94
The conditions below can never be reported together with M93.9 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 M93.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.9 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 M93.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
What codes fall under M93.9? (10)
- M93.90Osteochondropathy, unspecified of unspecified site
- M93.91Osteochondropathy, unspecified of shouldernot billable
- M93.92Osteochondropathy, unspecified of upper armnot billable
- M93.93Osteochondropathy, unspecified of forearmnot billable
- M93.94Osteochondropathy, unspecified of handnot billable
- M93.95Osteochondropathy, unspecified of thighnot billable
- M93.96Osteochondropathy, unspecified lower legnot billable
- M93.97Osteochondropathy, unspecified of ankle and footnot billable
- M93.98Osteochondropathy, unspecified other
- M93.99Osteochondropathy, unspecified multiple sites
How long has M93.9 existed?
M93.9 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.