Other disorders of cartilage (M94)
The M94 ICD-10 codes categorize various other disorders of cartilage, providing specific codes for conditions affecting the cartilage in different body locations. These codes cover diseases like Tietze's disease, relapsing polychondritis, chondromalacia, and chondrolysis, each with subcodes identifying affected areas such as the shoulder, knee, or hip.
This section helps medical coders and healthcare professionals accurately document less common cartilage disorders. For example, M94.0 applies to Tietze's disease (also known as costal chondritis), a condition causing chest cartilage inflammation. M94.1 codes relapsing polychondritis, an autoimmune condition affecting cartilage in the larynx and other sites. Chondromalacia, or softening of cartilage, has multiple codes like M94.21 (shoulder) and M94.26 (knee), useful for pinpointing the exact joint involved. Additionally, M94.3 relates to chondrolysis, which is cartilage breakdown, notably around the hip. Unspecified or multiple-site cartilage disorders fall under codes like M94.9 or M94.8X9. Understanding these codes assists in identifying the correct ICD-10 code for cartilage-related conditions during clinical documentation and billing.
- M94 - Other disorders of cartilage
- M94.2 - Chondromalacia
- M94.21 - Chondromalacia, shoulder
- M94.22 - Chondromalacia, elbow
- M94.23 - Chondromalacia, wrist
- M94.24 - Chondromalacia, joints of hand
- M94.25 - Chondromalacia, hip
- M94.26 - Chondromalacia, knee
- M94.27 - Chondromalacia, ankle and joints of foot
- M94.3 - Chondrolysis
- M94.35 - Chondrolysis, hip
- M94.8 - Other specified disorders of cartilage
- M94.8X - Other specified disorders of cartilage
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
Chondropathies (M91-M94)
M94 Other disorders of cartilage
- M94.0 Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze]
- M94.1 Relapsing polychondritis
M94.2 Chondromalacia
- M94.20 Chondromalacia, unspecified site
M94.21 Chondromalacia, shoulder
- M94.211 Chondromalacia, right shoulder
- M94.212 Chondromalacia, left shoulder
- M94.219 Chondromalacia, unspecified shoulder
M94.22 Chondromalacia, elbow
- M94.221 Chondromalacia, right elbow
- M94.222 Chondromalacia, left elbow
- M94.229 Chondromalacia, unspecified elbow
M94.23 Chondromalacia, wrist
- M94.231 Chondromalacia, right wrist
- M94.232 Chondromalacia, left wrist
- M94.239 Chondromalacia, unspecified wrist
M94.24 Chondromalacia, joints of hand
- M94.241 Chondromalacia, joints of right hand
- M94.242 Chondromalacia, joints of left hand
- M94.249 Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand
M94.25 Chondromalacia, hip
- M94.251 Chondromalacia, right hip
- M94.252 Chondromalacia, left hip
- M94.259 Chondromalacia, unspecified hip
M94.26 Chondromalacia, knee
- M94.261 Chondromalacia, right knee
- M94.262 Chondromalacia, left knee
- M94.269 Chondromalacia, unspecified knee
M94.27 Chondromalacia, ankle and joints of foot
- M94.271 Chondromalacia, right ankle and joints of right foot
- M94.272 Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot
- M94.279 Chondromalacia, unspecified ankle and joints of foot
- M94.28 Chondromalacia, other site
- M94.29 Chondromalacia, multiple sites
M94.3 Chondrolysis
M94.35 Chondrolysis, hip
- M94.351 Chondrolysis, right hip
- M94.352 Chondrolysis, left hip
- M94.359 Chondrolysis, unspecified hip
M94.8 Other specified disorders of cartilage
M94.8X Other specified disorders of cartilage
- 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
- 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
- M94.9 Disorder of cartilage, unspecified
Other disorders of cartilage (M94)