M94 Other disorders of cartilage

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Other disorders of cartilage is M94 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
M91-M94: Chondropathies (M91-M94)
Category M94
53 codes (40 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Official Coding Guidelines

Osteoporosis without pathological fracture (M81)

Category M81, Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture, is for use for patients with osteoporosis who do not currently have a pathologic fracture due to the osteoporosis, even if they have had a fracture in the past. For patients with a history of osteoporosis fractures, status code Z87.310, Personal history of (healed) osteoporosis fracture, should follow the code from M81.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.d.1
Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80)

Category M80, Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, is for patients who have a current pathologic fracture at the time of an encounter. The codes under M80 identify the site of the fracture. A code from category M80, not a traumatic fracture code, should be used for any patient with known osteoporosis who suffers a fracture, even if the patient had a minor fall or trauma, if that fall or trauma would not usually break a normal, healthy bone.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.13.d.2

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

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Related Codes

All Codes in M94

Every most-specific code under M94 Other disorders of cartilage (40 codes):

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M94.0 Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze] M94.1 Relapsing polychondritis M94.20 Chondromalacia, unspecified site M94.211 Chondromalacia, right shoulder M94.212 Chondromalacia, left shoulder M94.219 Chondromalacia, unspecified shoulder M94.221 Chondromalacia, right elbow M94.222 Chondromalacia, left elbow M94.229 Chondromalacia, unspecified elbow M94.231 Chondromalacia, right wrist M94.232 Chondromalacia, left wrist M94.239 Chondromalacia, unspecified wrist M94.241 Chondromalacia, joints of right hand M94.242 Chondromalacia, joints of left hand M94.249 Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand M94.251 Chondromalacia, right hip M94.252 Chondromalacia, left hip M94.259 Chondromalacia, unspecified hip M94.261 Chondromalacia, right knee M94.262 Chondromalacia, left knee M94.269 Chondromalacia, unspecified knee M94.271 Chondromalacia, right ankle and joints of right foot M94.272 Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot M94.279 Chondromalacia, unspecified ankle and joints of foot M94.28 Chondromalacia, other site M94.29 Chondromalacia, multiple sites M94.351 Chondrolysis, right hip M94.352 Chondrolysis, left hip M94.359 Chondrolysis, unspecified hip M94.8X0 Other specified disorders of cartilage, multiple sites M94.8X1 Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder M94.8X2 Other specified disorders of cartilage, upper arm M94.8X3 Other specified disorders of cartilage, forearm M94.8X4 Other specified disorders of cartilage, hand M94.8X5 Other specified disorders of cartilage, thigh M94.8X6 Other specified disorders of cartilage, lower leg M94.8X7 Other specified disorders of cartilage, ankle and foot M94.8X8 Other specified disorders of cartilage, other site M94.8X9 Other specified disorders of cartilage, unspecified sites M94.9 Disorder of cartilage, unspecified
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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