M91.1
Header — not billableJuvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur [Legg-Calvé-Perthes]
The ICD-10 code for juvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur [legg-calvé-perthes] is M91.1.
M91.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
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
- M91.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of pelvis
- 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
- M91.1Juvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur [Legg-Calvé-Perthes]non-billable header