M42 Header — not billable

Spinal osteochondrosis

Spinal osteochondrosis

M42 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.

Billable codes in this category

Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.

M42.9
Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified

M42.9 classifies spinal osteochondrosis when neither the age category (juvenile vs. adult) nor the spinal region is documented, capturing a disorder of vertebral ossification centers without further specification.

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