ICD-10-CM Code M91.8
Other juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis
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 M91.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M91.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis' in more detail.
The ICD code M918 is used to code Upington disease
Upington disease, also called Perthes-like hip disease, enchondromata and ecchondromata, is an extremely rare autosomal dominant malformation disorder having only one published source claiming its existence on one family in three generations from South Africa.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
Coding Notes for M91.8 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. - Juvenile osteochondrosis after reduction of congenital dislocation of hip
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M91.8 - Other juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M91.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M91 - Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis