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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M40-M43
Deforming dorsopathies
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M42-
Spinal osteochondrosis
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M42.0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M42.0
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M42.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M42.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M42.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 M42.0 may differ.
Applicable To- Calvé's disease
- Scheuermann's disease
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as M42.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
M42.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
M42.0:
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by osteochondrosis of the vertebral epiphyses in childhood.
- A type of juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the fibrocartilaginous disc (intervertebral disc) in the thoracic or thoracolumbar region of the spine. It is characterized by a forward concave spinal curvature or kyphosis.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M42.0
M41.8 Other forms of scoliosis
M41.83 …… cervicothoracic region
M41.85 …… thoracolumbar region
M41.9 Scoliosis, unspecified
M42 Spinal osteochondrosis
M42.0
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine
M42.01 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M42.03 …… cervicothoracic region
M42.05 …… thoracolumbar region
M42.08 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M42.09 …… multiple sites in spine
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.