M93.0

Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)

Non-billable header

M93.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)

Includes (from M93)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-) (from M93)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M93)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M93)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M93)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M93)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M93)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M93)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M93)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M93)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M93)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M93)
  • osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-) (from M93)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code for associated chondrolysis (M94.3)

Also known as

  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)

Parent code

  • M93Other osteochondropathiesHeader

More specific codes M93.0

  • M93.00Unspecified slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.01Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.02Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.03Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.04Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.05Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.06Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic)Header
  • M93.07Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic)Header

Related codes

  • M93.1Kienbock's disease of adultsBillable
  • M93.2Osteochondritis dissecansHeader
  • M93.8Other specified osteochondropathiesHeader
  • M93.9Osteochondropathy, unspecifiedHeader

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