M92.591
BillableOther juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula, right leg
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A growth plate disorder affecting the shinbone or smaller bone next to it (fibula) in children on the right leg, other than the common tibia tubercle location.
Coding Tips
- •This code captures other sites of osteochondrosis in the tibia/fibula region beyond the tubercle
- •Ensure documentation specifies right leg to justify this laterality code
Code Hierarchy
└M92Other juvenile osteochondrosis└M92.5Juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula└M92.59Other juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula└M92.591Other juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula, right leg
└M92.591Other juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula, right leg