M94.8X2
Other specified disorders of cartilage, upper arm
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
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 1
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 2
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M94.8X
M94.8X0 Other specified disorders of cartilage, multiple sites M94.8X1 Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder M94.8X3 Other specified disorders of cartilage, forearm M94.8X4 Other specified disorders of cartilage, hand M94.8X5 Other specified disorders of cartilage, thigh M94.8X6 Other specified disorders of cartilage, lower leg M94.8X7 Other specified disorders of cartilage, ankle and foot M94.8X8 Other specified disorders of cartilage, other site M94.8X9 Other specified disorders of cartilage, unspecified sites
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