M89.1
Header — not billablePhyseal arrest
The ICD-10 code for physeal arrest is M89.1.
M89.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Arrest of growth plate
- Epiphyseal arrest
- Growth plate arrest
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- M89.0Algoneurodystrophynon-billable header
- M89.2Other disorders of bone development and growthnon-billable header
- M89.3Hypertrophy of bonenon-billable header
- M89.4Other hypertrophic osteoarthropathynon-billable header
- M89.5Osteolysisnon-billable header
- M89.6Osteopathy after poliomyelitisnon-billable header
- M89.7Major osseous defectnon-billable header
- M89.8Other specified disorders of bonenon-billable header
- M89.9Disorder of bone, unspecified
- M89.1Physeal arrestnon-billable header