M94.9
BillableDisorder of cartilage, unspecified
Disorder of cartilage, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- CARTILAGE DISC0007302
- Cartilage DiseaseC0007302
- Cartilage DiseasesC0007302
- Cartilage DisordersC0007302
- Cartilage disorderC0007302
- Cartilage disorder (disorder)C0007302
- Cartilage disorder NOSC0007302
- Cartilage disordersC0007302
- Chondropathies (M91-M94)C0007302
- ChondropathyC0007302
- Chondropathy NOSC0007302
- Disease of cartilageC0007302
- Disorder of cartilageC0007302
- Disorder of cartilage, unspecifiedC0007302
- cartilage diseaseC0007302
- cartilage diseasesC0007302
- cartilage disorderC0007302
- cartilage disordersC0007302
- chondropathyC0007302
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M94.9?
ICD-10-CM code M94.9 represents "Disorder of cartilage, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M94.9 a billable code?
Yes, M94.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M94.9 in?
M94.9 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M94.9?
M94.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does M94.9 map to?
M94.9 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 50927007, 363055007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M94.9?
M94.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0007302. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.