M92.9
Juvenile osteochondrosis, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 10 never code together
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
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 5
Index entries leading here 4
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M92
M92.0 Juvenile osteochondrosis of humerus category M92.1 Juvenile osteochondrosis of radius and ulna category M92.2 Juvenile osteochondrosis, hand category M92.3 Other juvenile osteochondrosis, upper limb category M92.4 Juvenile osteochondrosis of patella category M92.5 Juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula category M92.6 Juvenile osteochondrosis of tarsus category M92.7 Juvenile osteochondrosis of metatarsus category M92.8 Other specified juvenile osteochondrosis
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