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M42

Spinal osteochondrosis

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This entry is a category or subcategory. Choose the appropriate billable descendant based on the clinical documentation.

Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

Related entries

Up to 30 descendants in this category

CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
M42.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of spineCategory
M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecifiedBillable
M42.01Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical regionBillable
M42.03Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic regionBillable
M42.04Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic regionBillable
M42.05Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar regionBillable
M42.06Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar regionBillable
M42.07Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral regionBillable
M42.08Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
M42.09Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spineBillable
M42.1Adult osteochondrosis of spineCategory
M42.10Adult osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecifiedBillable
M42.11Adult osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
M42.12Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervical regionBillable
M42.13Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic regionBillable
M42.14Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic regionBillable
M42.15Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar regionBillable
M42.16Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar regionBillable
M42.17Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral regionBillable
M42.18Adult osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
M42.19Adult osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spineBillable
M42.9Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecifiedBillable

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