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M93.849

Billable

Other specified osteochondropathies, unspecified hand

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

What This Code Means

A bone and cartilage disorder affecting the hand (side not specified) that doesn't fit into other specific categories. This involves abnormal development or degeneration of the bone-cartilage junction.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the documentation does not specify right or left hand; query provider if laterality can be determined
  • •This is a less specific code than M93.841 or M93.842

Code Hierarchy

└M93Other osteochondropathies└M93.8Other specified osteochondropathies└M93.84Other specified osteochondropathies of hand└M93.849Other specified osteochondropathies, unspecified hand
└M93.849Other specified osteochondropathies, unspecified hand

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