M94.249 is the authoritative medical code for Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand (ICD-10-CM M94.249), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M94.249. Excludes1 (not coded here): chondromalacia patellae M22.4; postprocedural chondropathies M96.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M94.249 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- chondromalacia patellae M22.4
- postprocedural chondropathies M96.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M94.249?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M94.249 must not be reported with: chondromalacia patellae (M22.4); postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M94.249, with their registry titles.
- M94 — Other disorders of cartilage
- M94.0 — Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze]
- M94.1 — Relapsing polychondritis
- M94.2 — Chondromalacia
- M94.20 — Chondromalacia, unspecified site
- M94.21 — Chondromalacia, shoulder
- M94.211 — Chondromalacia, right shoulder
- M94.212 — Chondromalacia, left shoulder
- M94.219 — Chondromalacia, unspecified shoulder
- M94.22 — Chondromalacia, elbow
- M94.221 — Chondromalacia, right elbow
- M94.222 — Chondromalacia, left elbow
- M94.229 — Chondromalacia, unspecified elbow
- M94.23 — Chondromalacia, wrist
- M94.231 — Chondromalacia, right wrist
- M94.232 — Chondromalacia, left wrist
- M94.239 — Chondromalacia, unspecified wrist
- M94.24 — Chondromalacia, joints of hand
- M94.241 — Chondromalacia, joints of right hand
- M94.242 — Chondromalacia, joints of left hand
- M94.25 — Chondromalacia, hip
- M94.251 — Chondromalacia, right hip
- M94.252 — Chondromalacia, left hip
- M94.259 — Chondromalacia, unspecified hip
- M94.26 — Chondromalacia, knee
- M94.261 — Chondromalacia, right knee
- M94.262 — Chondromalacia, left knee
- M94.269 — Chondromalacia, unspecified knee
- M94.27 — Chondromalacia, ankle and joints of foot
- M94.271 — Chondromalacia, right ankle and joints of right foot
- M94.272 — Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot
- M94.279 — Chondromalacia, unspecified ankle and joints of foot
- M94.28 — Chondromalacia, other site
- M94.29 — Chondromalacia, multiple sites
- M94.3 — Chondrolysis
- M94.35 — Chondrolysis, hip
- M94.351 — Chondrolysis, right hip
- M94.352 — Chondrolysis, left hip
- M94.359 — Chondrolysis, unspecified hip
- M94.8 — Other specified disorders of cartilage
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ICD Code M89.249
Other disorders of bone development and growth, unspecified hand