M94.272 — Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot
Is M94.272 billable?
Yes — M94.272 is billable for FY2027. M94.272 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M94.272 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M94.272 at a glance
| Code | M94.272 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M94.272 group to?
M94.272 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
How is M94.272 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M94.27, the nearest indexed parent of M94.272. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Chondromalacia › ankle (systemic)
- Chondromalacia › foot joint (systemic)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M91-M94
The conditions below can never be reported together with M94.272 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.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M94.2
The conditions below can never be reported together with M94.272 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- chondromalacia patellae (M22.4)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M94.272, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M94.272 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)
How long has M94.272 existed?
M94.272 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.