M93.05
Header — not billableAcute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)
The ICD-10 code for acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic) is M93.05.
M93.05 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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.
Child codes under M93.05
- M93.051Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), right hip
- M93.052Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), left hip
- M93.053Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), unspecified hip
- M93.054Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), bilateral hips
Related codes in this category
- M93.00Unspecified slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.01Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.02Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.03Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.04Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.06Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.07Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic)non-billable header
- M93.05Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)non-billable header