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M92.211

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Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck], right hand

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

What This Code Means

Kienböck disease affecting the right hand, a condition where the lunate bone (a small carpal bone in the wrist) in children loses its blood supply and begins to break down.

Coding Tips

  • •Kienböck disease is a specific named condition; ensure documentation confirms this diagnosis rather than general osteochondrosis
  • •This code is specific to the right hand; use M92.212 for left hand

Code Hierarchy

└M92Other juvenile osteochondrosis└M92.2Juvenile osteochondrosis, hand└M92.21Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck]└M92.211Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck], right hand
└M92.211Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck], right hand

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