2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M93.02

Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 - Revised Code Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • M93.02 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable
  • ICD-10-CM M93.02 is a revised 2023 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M93.02 - other international versions of ICD-10 M93.02 may differ.
The following code(s) above M93.02 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 M93.02:
  • M00-M99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99

    Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

    Note
    • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • M91-M94
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range M91-M94

    Chondropathies

    Type 1 Excludes
    • postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)
    Chondropathies
  • M93
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M93

    Other osteochondropathies

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
    Other osteochondropathies
  • M93.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M93.0

    Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
    • Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
    Use Additional
    • code for associated chondrolysis (M94.3)
    Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)
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
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): Revised code
    • New description: Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)
    • 2022 description: Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)
Code annotations containing back-references to M93.02:
  • Type 1 Excludes: S79.01
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S79.01

    Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of femur

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Acute on chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
    • Acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (traumatic)
    • Capital femoral epiphyseal fracture
    Type 1 Excludes
    • chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.02-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M93.02:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M93.02
M93.00 Unspecified slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)
M93.001 …… right hip
M93.002 …… left hip
M93.003 …… unspecified hip
M93.004 …… bilateral hips
M93.01 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)
M93.011 …… right hip
M93.012 …… left hip
M93.013 …… unspecified hip
M93.014 …… bilateral hips
M93.02 Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)
M93.021 …… right hip
M93.022 …… left hip
M93.023 …… unspecified hip
M93.024 …… bilateral hips
M93.03 Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)
M93.031 …… right hip
M93.032 …… left hip
M93.033 …… unspecified hip
M93.034 …… bilateral hips
M93.04 Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.