ICD-10-CM Code M22.4
Chondromalacia patellae
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code M22.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M22.4 that describes the diagnosis 'chondromalacia patellae' in more detail.
- M22.4 Chondromalacia patellae NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M224 is used to code Chondromalacia patellae
Chondromalacia patellae (also known as CMP) is inflammation of the underside of the patella and softening of the cartilage.
| Specialty: | Orthopedics |
| MeSH Code: | D046789 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 717.7 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M22.4 - Chondromalacia patellae'
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Parent Code: M22 - Disorder of patella