M42.0
Header — not billableJuvenile osteochondrosis of spine
The ICD-10 code for juvenile osteochondrosis of spine is M42.0.
M42.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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).
- postural kyphosis (M40.0)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Calvé's disease
- Scheuermann's disease
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 M42.0
- M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
- M42.01Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
- M42.03Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
- M42.04Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
- M42.05Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
- M42.06Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
- M42.07Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
- M42.08Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M42.09Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine
Related codes in this category
- M42.1Adult osteochondrosis of spinenon-billable header
- M42.9Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified
- M42.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of spinenon-billable header