M94.9 is the authoritative medical code for Disorder of cartilage, unspecified. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for disorder of cartilage, unspecified (ICD-10-CM M94.9), 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
Disorder of cartilage, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M94.9. Excludes1 (not coded here): postprocedural chondropathies M96.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M94.9 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.
- postprocedural chondropathies M96.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with M94.9?
Per Excludes1 instructions, M94.9 must not be reported with: postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M94.9, 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
- M94.249 — Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified 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
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
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