M89.1 Header — not billable

Physeal arrest

Physeal arrest

M89.1 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.

M89.18
Physeal arrest, other site

Premature cessation of longitudinal bone growth at a physeal (growth plate) site that does not fall under any other specifically classified location within the M89.1 subcategory.

Inclusion & exclusion notes

Includes

  • Arrest of growth plate
  • Epiphyseal arrest
  • Growth plate arrest
↑ Parent: M89

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