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M42.02

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Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region

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 neck (cervical spine) fail to ossify properly, causing inflammation and degeneration.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm the patient is pediatric; adult cases would use M42.12 instead
  • •Document any neurological symptoms related to cervical involvement for clinical correlation

Code Hierarchy

└M42Spinal osteochondrosis└M42.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine└M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
└M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region

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