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M42.00

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Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A developmental condition in children where the vertebral bones in the spine fail to ossify properly, causing inflammation and degeneration, with the specific location not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used for juvenile cases; confirm the patient's age is consistent with juvenile presentation
  • •Attempt to identify the specific spinal region to use a more specific M42.0x code

Code Hierarchy

└M42Spinal osteochondrosis└M42.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine└M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
└M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified

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