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M94.8X1

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Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder

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

What This Code Means

Other types of cartilage disorders affecting the shoulder joint that do not fit into standard chondromalacia or chondrolysis categories.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify which shoulder (right or left) in documentation; the code structure may require additional laterality specification
  • •Use when shoulder cartilage pathology is present but does not meet criteria for more specific codes

Code Hierarchy

└M94Other disorders of cartilage└M94.8Other specified disorders of cartilage└M94.8XOther specified disorders of cartilage└M94.8X1Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder
└M94.8X1Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder

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