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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 13
  4. Section M91-M94
  5. Code M94.2

ICD-10-CM Code M94.2
Chondromalacia

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code M94.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M94.2 that describes the diagnosis 'chondromalacia' in more detail.

The ICD code M94 is used to code Chondropathy

In medicine, chondropathy refers to a disease of the cartilage. It is frequently divided into 5 grades, with 0-2 defined as normal, and 3-4 defined as diseased.

Specialty: Rheumatology
MeSH Codes: D002357, D002357
ICD 9 Codes: 732, 733
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for M94.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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."
Chondromalacia patellae - instead, use code M22.4

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M94.2 - Chondromalacia'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M94.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Chondromalacia(systemic)
Softening +
Chondromalacia(systemic) +

Parent Code: M94 - Other disorders of cartilage

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/M942