M91
Header — not billableJuvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis
The ICD-10 code for juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis is M91.
M91 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) (M93.0-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M91
- M91.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of pelvis
- M91.1Juvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur [Legg-Calvé-Perthes]non-billable header
- M91.2Coxa plananon-billable header
- M91.3Pseudocoxalgianon-billable header
- M91.4Coxa magnanon-billable header
- M91.8Other juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvisnon-billable header
- M91.9Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvis, unspecifiednon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- M92Other juvenile osteochondrosisnon-billable header
- M93Other osteochondropathiesnon-billable header
- M94Other disorders of cartilagenon-billable header
- M91Juvenile osteochondrosis of hip and pelvisnon-billable header