Other specified disorders of cartilage, upper arm
Billable / specific
M94.8X2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M94)
- 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M94)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M94)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M94)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M94)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M94)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M94)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M94)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M94)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M94)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M94)
Parent code
- M94.8XOther specified disorders of cartilageHeader
Related codes
- M94.8X0Other specified disorders of cartilage, multiple sitesBillable
- M94.8X1Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulderBillable
- M94.8X3Other specified disorders of cartilage, forearmBillable
- M94.8X4Other specified disorders of cartilage, handBillable
- M94.8X5Other specified disorders of cartilage, thighBillable
- M94.8X6Other specified disorders of cartilage, lower legBillable
- M94.8X7Other specified disorders of cartilage, ankle and footBillable
- M94.8X8Other specified disorders of cartilage, other siteBillable
- M94.8X9Other specified disorders of cartilage, unspecified sitesBillable