M94.2
Header — not billableChondromalacia
The ICD-10 code for chondromalacia is M94.2.
M94.2 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).
- chondromalacia patellae (M22.4)
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 M94.2
- M94.20Chondromalacia, unspecified site
- M94.21Chondromalacia, shouldernon-billable header
- M94.22Chondromalacia, elbownon-billable header
- M94.23Chondromalacia, wristnon-billable header
- M94.24Chondromalacia, joints of handnon-billable header
- M94.25Chondromalacia, hipnon-billable header
- M94.26Chondromalacia, kneenon-billable header
- M94.27Chondromalacia, ankle and joints of footnon-billable header
- M94.28Chondromalacia, other site
- M94.29Chondromalacia, multiple sites