ICD-10-CM Code M92.5
Juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula
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 M92.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of M92.5 that describes the diagnosis 'juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula' in more detail.
- M92.5 Juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code M925 is used to code Blount's disease
Blount's disease is a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 732.4 |
Coding Notes for M92.5 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. - Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of proximal tibia [Blount]
- Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of tibial tubercle [Osgood-Schlatter]
- Tibia vara
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Tibia vara (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M92.5 - Juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M92.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M92 - Other juvenile osteochondrosis