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Category · FY2027

M94 Other disorders of cartilage

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M94 is not billable. The category heads 40 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
  2. M91-M94 Chondropathies (M91-M94)
  3. M94 Other disorders of cartilage
Billable codes
40
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
33

Codes in M94

  1. M94.0
    Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze]
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Costochondritis
  2. M94.1
    Relapsing polychondritis
    Billable
  3. M94.2
    Chondromalacia
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • chondromalacia patellae (M22.4) M22.4
  4. M94.20
    Chondromalacia, unspecified site
    Billable
  5. M94.21
    Chondromalacia, shoulder
    Header
  6. M94.211
    Chondromalacia, right shoulder
    Billable
  7. M94.212
    Chondromalacia, left shoulder
    Billable
  8. M94.219
    Chondromalacia, unspecified shoulder
    Billable
  9. M94.22
    Chondromalacia, elbow
    Header
  10. M94.221
    Chondromalacia, right elbow
    Billable
  11. M94.222
    Chondromalacia, left elbow
    Billable
  12. M94.229
    Chondromalacia, unspecified elbow
    Billable
  13. M94.23
    Chondromalacia, wrist
    Header
  14. M94.231
    Chondromalacia, right wrist
    Billable
  15. M94.232
    Chondromalacia, left wrist
    Billable
  16. M94.239
    Chondromalacia, unspecified wrist
    Billable
  17. M94.24
    Chondromalacia, joints of hand
    Header
  18. M94.241
    Chondromalacia, joints of right hand
    Billable
  19. M94.242
    Chondromalacia, joints of left hand
    Billable
  20. M94.249
    Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand
    Billable
  21. M94.25
    Chondromalacia, hip
    Header
  22. M94.251
    Chondromalacia, right hip
    Billable
  23. M94.252
    Chondromalacia, left hip
    Billable
  24. M94.259
    Chondromalacia, unspecified hip
    Billable
  25. M94.26
    Chondromalacia, knee
    Header
  26. M94.261
    Chondromalacia, right knee
    Billable
  27. M94.262
    Chondromalacia, left knee
    Billable
  28. M94.269
    Chondromalacia, unspecified knee
    Billable
  29. M94.27
    Chondromalacia, ankle and joints of foot
    Header
  30. M94.271
    Chondromalacia, right ankle and joints of right foot
    Billable
  31. M94.272
    Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot
    Billable
  32. M94.279
    Chondromalacia, unspecified ankle and joints of foot
    Billable
  33. M94.28
    Chondromalacia, other site
    Billable
  34. M94.29
    Chondromalacia, multiple sites
    Billable
  35. M94.3
    Chondrolysis
    Header
    Code first 1

    Code first

    • any associated slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.0-) M93.0
  36. M94.35
    Chondrolysis, hip
    Header
  37. M94.351
    Chondrolysis, right hip
    Billable
  38. M94.352
    Chondrolysis, left hip
    Billable
  39. M94.359
    Chondrolysis, unspecified hip
    Billable
  40. M94.8
    Other specified disorders of cartilage
    Header
  41. M94.8X
    Other specified disorders of cartilage
    Header
  42. M94.8X0
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, multiple sites
    Billable
  43. M94.8X1
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder
    Billable
  44. M94.8X2
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, upper arm
    Billable
  45. M94.8X3
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, forearm
    Billable
  46. M94.8X4
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, hand
    Billable
  47. M94.8X5
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, thigh
    Billable
  48. M94.8X6
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, lower leg
    Billable
  49. M94.8X7
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, ankle and foot
    Billable
  50. M94.8X8
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, other site
    Billable
  51. M94.8X9
    Other specified disorders of cartilage, unspecified sites
    Billable
  52. M94.9
    Disorder of cartilage, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block M91-M94 instructions (Excludes1 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 13 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 13 page.

Index entries

  • Chondropathia tuberosa → M94.0
  • Costochondritis → M94.0
  • Tietze's disease or syndrome → M94.0
  • Chondromalacia (systemic) → M94.20
  • Chondrolysis → M94.35-
  • Chondritis → M94.8X9
  • Chondritiscostal (Tietze's) → M94.0
  • Disease, diseasedTietze's → M94.0
  • Rheumatism (articular) (neuralgic) (nonarticular)intercostal, meaning Tietze's disease → M94.0
  • Syndromechondrocostal junction → M94.0
  • Syndromecostochondral junction → M94.0
  • SyndromeTietze's → M94.0
  • Polychondritis (atrophic) (chronic)relapsing → M94.1
  • Softeningcartilage → M94.2-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)acromioclavicular joint → M94.21-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)glenohumeral joint → M94.21-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)shoulder → M94.21-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)sternoclavicular joint → M94.21-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)elbow → M94.22-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)wrist → M94.23-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)hand joint → M94.24-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)hip → M94.25-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)sacroiliac joint → M94.259
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)knee → M94.26-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)ankle → M94.27-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)foot joint → M94.27-
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)rib → M94.28
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)vertebral joint → M94.28
  • Chondromalacia (systemic)multiple sites → M94.29
  • Chondritispurulent → M94.8X-
  • Disorder (of)cartilage → M94.9
  • Disorder (of)cartilagespecified type NEC → M94.8X-
  • Disorder (of)cartilagespecified type NECmultiple sites → M94.8X0

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