ICD-10-CM Code M42.0
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine
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 M42.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M42.0 that describes the diagnosis 'juvenile osteochondrosis of spine' in more detail.
- M42.0 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M42.00 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
- BILLABLE M42.01 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- BILLABLE M42.02 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
- BILLABLE M42.03 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
- BILLABLE M42.04 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
- BILLABLE M42.05 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
- BILLABLE M42.06 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
- BILLABLE M42.07 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
- BILLABLE M42.08 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- BILLABLE M42.09 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine
The ICD code M420 is used to code Kyphosis
Kyphosis (from Greek κυφός kyphos, a hump) refers to the abnormally excessive convex kyphotic curvature of the spine as it occurs in the thoracic and sacral regions. (Inward concave curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine is called lordosis.) Kyphosis can be called roundback or Kelso's hunchback. It can result from degenerative diseases such as arthritis; developmental problems, most commonly Scheuermann's disease; osteoporosis with compression fractures of the vertebra; Multiple myeloma or trauma. A normal thoracic spine extends from the 1st to the 12th vertebra and should have a slight kyphotic angle, ranging from 20° to 45°. When the "roundness" of the upper spine increases past 45° it is called kyphosis or "hyperkyphosis". Scheuermann's kyphosis is the most classic form of hyperkyphosis and is the result of wedged vertebrae that develop during adolescence. The cause is not currently known and the condition appears to be multifactorial and is seen more frequently in males than females.
Specialty: | Orthopedics |
MeSH Codes: | D007738, D007738, D007738, D007738 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 732.0, 737.0, 737.1, 756.19 |
A preoperative image of a 22-year-old man with Scheuermann's disease, a type of structural kyphosis
Coding Notes for M42.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Calvé's disease
- Scheuermann's disease
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Postural kyphosis - instead, use code M40.0
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M42.0 - Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M42.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M42 - Spinal osteochondrosis