Alphabetic Index FY2027

M93.2

Osteochondritis dissecans

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.

M93.2 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for osteochondritis dissecans. 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 M93.20 Osteochondritis dissecans of unspecified site, M93.21 Osteochondritis dissecans of shoulder, M93.22 Osteochondritis dissecans of elbow, M93.23 Osteochondritis dissecans of wrist and 6 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 11 Excludes2 entries.

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 M93.2 10