M21.152

Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, left hip

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 17 never code together

M21.1code

Excludes1

metatarsus varus (Q66.22-)Q66.22-
tibia vara (M92.51-)M92.51-

M21code

Excludes1

acquired absence of limb (Z89.-)Z89.-
congenital absence of limbs (Q71-Q73)Q71-Q73
congenital deformities and malformations of limbs (Q65-Q66, Q68-Q74)Q65-Q66 Q68-Q74

Excludes2

acquired deformities of fingers or toes (M20.-)M20.-
coxa plana (M91.2)M91.2

M00-M99chapter

Excludes2

arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 2

M00-M25block

Includes

Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints

M00-M99chapter

Notes

Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Index entries leading here 1 filed at M21.15

The index files this at M21.15. The tabular extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries lead to the family rather than to M21.152 exactly.

Deformity Q89.9
- varus NEC M21.10
  - hip M21.15

Alongside this code 2 same parent — M21.15

M21.151 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, right hip M21.159 Varus deformity, not elsewhere classified, unspecified hip

Additional references

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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

Presence is a property of the code. Untick a model to hide it everywhere.

This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: M21.15
Block: M00-M25
Siblings: 2

Present FY2024–FY2027.