Alphabetic Index FY2027

M94.8X

Other specified disorders of cartilage

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.

M94.8X is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other specified disorders of cartilage. 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 M94.8X0 Other specified disorders of cartilage, multiple sites; M94.8X1 Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder; M94.8X2 Other specified disorders of cartilage, upper arm; M94.8X3 Other specified disorders of cartilage, forearm and 6 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 10 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.

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

Alphabetic Index terms

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More specific codes under M94.8X 10