M21.069
Valgus deformity, not elsewhere classified, unspecified knee
BillableComplete code, valid to report
M21.069 (also written M21069) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for valgus deformity, not elsewhere classified, unspecified knee. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 124 codes in category M21 (Other acquired deformities of limbs). Its coding notes include 5 Excludes1 entries and 13 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Inherited from M21.0 Valgus deformity, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from M21 Other acquired deformities of limbs
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- 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)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition