M93.93 — Osteochondropathy, unspecified of forearm
Is M93.93 billable?
No — M93.93 is a non-billable header code. M93.93 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 3 billable codes beneath M93.93.
M93.93 at a glance
| Code | M93.93 |
|---|---|
| Description | Osteochondropathy, unspecified of forearm |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M93.93 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M93.93. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Osteochondropathy › wrist
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M91-M94
The conditions below can never be reported together with M93.93 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 M93.93, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.93 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 M93.93, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M93.93 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
What codes fall under M93.93? (3)
How long has M93.93 existed?
M93.93 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.
Which conditions are coded to M93.93?
What other codes are in the M93.9 family? (9)
- M93.90Osteochondropathy, unspecified of unspecified site
- M93.91Osteochondropathy, unspecified of shouldernot billable
- M93.92Osteochondropathy, unspecified of upper armnot 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