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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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M91-M94
Chondropathies
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M94-
Other disorders of cartilage
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M94.21
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M94.21
Chondromalacia, shoulder
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M94.21 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 M94.21 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M94.21 - other international versions of ICD-10 M94.21 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M94.21 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
M94.21:
- M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissueNote- 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)
- M91-M94
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M91-M94
ChondropathiesType 1 Excludes- postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)
- M94.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M94.2
Chondromalacia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- chondromalacia patellae (M22.4)
- 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
- Chondromalacia (systemic) M94.20
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M94.20
Chondromalacia, unspecified site
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- acromioclavicular joint M94.21-
- glenohumeral joint M94.21-
- shoulder M94.21-
- sternoclavicular joint M94.21-
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M94.21
M93.971 Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right ankle and foot
M93.972 Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left ankle and foot
M93.979 Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified ankle and foot
M94 Other disorders of cartilage
M94.0 Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze]
M94.1 Relapsing polychondritis
M94.21
Chondromalacia, shoulder
M94.211 Chondromalacia, right shoulder
M94.212 Chondromalacia, left shoulder
M94.219 Chondromalacia, unspecified shoulder
M94.221 Chondromalacia, right elbow
M94.229 Chondromalacia, unspecified elbow
M94.231 Chondromalacia, right wrist
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
