M92.219
BillableOsteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck], unspecified hand
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Kienböck disease in a child's hand where the lunate bone (a small carpal bone in the wrist) loses its blood supply and begins to break down, but the specific hand affected is not documented.
Coding Tips
- •Attempt to determine and document which hand is affected to allow for more specific coding
- •If laterality cannot be determined, this unspecified code is appropriate
Code Hierarchy
└M92Other juvenile osteochondrosis└M92.2Juvenile osteochondrosis, hand└M92.21Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck]└M92.219Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck], unspecified hand
└M92.219Osteochondrosis (juvenile) of carpal lunate [Kienböck], unspecified hand