ICD-10-CM Code M42.18
Adult osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Adult Only
Code is only used for patients 15 years old or older.M42.18 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of adult osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code M42 is used to code Osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis is a family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and adolescents and in rapidly growing animals, particularly pigs, horses, dogs, and broiler chickens. They are characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, in particular to the epiphysis, followed by localized bony necrosis, and later, regrowth of the bone. This disorder is defined as a focal disturbance of endochondral ossification and is regarded as having a multifactorial etiology, so no one thing accounts for all aspects of this disease.
Specialty: | Rheumatology |
MeSH Code: | D010007 |
ICD 9 Code: | 732 |
Microscopic view of osteochondritis dissecans in a Danish sow (bar = 200 μm)
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #553-554 - Bone diseases and arthropathies with MCC.
- DRG Group #553-554 - Bone diseases and arthropathies without MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M42.18 - Adult osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M42.18 and a single ICD9 code, 732.8 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: M42.1 - Adult osteochondrosis of spine