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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M89.1

Physeal arrest

ICD-10-CM Code:
M89.1
ICD-10 Code for:
Physeal arrest
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    (M00–M99)
    • Other osteopathies
      (M86-M90)
      • Other disorders of bone
        (M89)

M89.1 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of physeal arrest. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Physeal arrest

Non-specific codes like M89.1 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for physeal arrest:

  • M89.12 for Physeal arrest, humerus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.121 for Complete physeal arrest, right proximal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.122 for Complete physeal arrest, left proximal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.123 for Partial physeal arrest, right proximal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.124 for Partial physeal arrest, left proximal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.125 for Complete physeal arrest, right distal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.126 for Complete physeal arrest, left distal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.127 for Partial physeal arrest, right distal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.128 for Partial physeal arrest, left distal humerus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.129 for Physeal arrest, humerus, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • M89.13 for Physeal arrest, forearm - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.131 for Complete physeal arrest, right distal radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.132 for Complete physeal arrest, left distal radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.133 for Partial physeal arrest, right distal radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.134 for Partial physeal arrest, left distal radius - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.138 for Other physeal arrest of forearm - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.139 for Physeal arrest, forearm, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • M89.15 for Physeal arrest, femur - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.151 for Complete physeal arrest, right proximal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.152 for Complete physeal arrest, left proximal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.153 for Partial physeal arrest, right proximal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.154 for Partial physeal arrest, left proximal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.155 for Complete physeal arrest, right distal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.156 for Complete physeal arrest, left distal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.157 for Partial physeal arrest, right distal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.158 for Partial physeal arrest, left distal femur - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.159 for Physeal arrest, femur, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • M89.16 for Physeal arrest, lower leg - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.160 for Complete physeal arrest, right proximal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.161 for Complete physeal arrest, left proximal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.162 for Partial physeal arrest, right proximal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.163 for Partial physeal arrest, left proximal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.164 for Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.165 for Complete physeal arrest, left distal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.166 for Partial physeal arrest, right distal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.167 for Partial physeal arrest, left distal tibia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.168 for Other physeal arrest of lower leg - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.169 for Physeal arrest, lower leg, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M89.18 for Physeal arrest, other site - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Arrest of growth plate
  • Epiphyseal arrest
  • Growth plate arrest

Patient Education


Bone Diseases

Your bones help you move, give you shape and support your body. They are living tissues that rebuild constantly throughout your life. During childhood and your teens, your body adds new bone faster than it removes old bone. After about age 20, you can lose bone faster than you make bone. To have strong bones when you are young, and to prevent bone loss when you are older, you need to get enough calcium, vitamin D, and exercise. You should also avoid smoking and drinking too much alcohol.

Bone diseases can make bones easy to break. Different kinds of bone problems include:

  • Low bone density and osteoporosis, which make your bones weak and more likely to break
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta makes your bones brittle
  • Paget's disease of bone makes them weak
  • Bones can also develop cancer and infections
  • Other bone diseases, which are caused by poor nutrition, genetics, or problems with the rate of bone growth or rebuilding

NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.