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)
From Chapter 13:
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M42.0 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
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M42.00
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
Billable
10
M42.01
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
Billable
10
M42.02
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
Billable
10
M42.03
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
Billable
10
M42.04
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
Billable
10
M42.05
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
Billable
10
M42.06
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
Billable
10
M42.07
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
Billable
10
M42.08
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
Billable
10
M42.09
Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine