Juvenile osteochondrosis of tarsus
Juvenile osteochondrosis of tarsus
M92.6 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.
M92.60 captures juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the tarsal bones when the affected ankle is not specified as right or left in the documentation.
M92.61 identifies juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the tarsal bones of the right ankle — a disorder of endochondral ossification occurring during skeletal growth in children and adolescents.
Juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the tarsal bones of the left ankle — a growth-related disruption of blood supply to one or more tarsal ossification centers in a skeletally immature patient.
Inclusion & exclusion notes
Includes
- Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of calcaneum [Sever]
- Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of os tibiale externum [Haglund]
- Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of talus [Diaz]
- Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of tarsal navicular [Köhler]