Alphabetic Index FY2027

M93.04

Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M91–M94 Chondropathies

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

M93.04 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic). Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M93.041 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), right hip; M93.042 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), left hip; M93.043 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), unspecified hip and M93.044 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), bilateral hips. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Inherited from M93.0 Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
  • code for associated chondrolysis (M94.3)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from M91–M94 Chondropathies
  • postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from M93 Other osteochondropathies
  • osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 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

More specific codes under M93.04 4