ICD-10-CM category
M42 Spinal osteochondrosis
M42 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 21 complete codes below.
Codes in M42
- M42.00Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
- M42.01Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M42.02Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
- M42.03Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
- M42.04Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
- M42.05Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
- M42.06Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
- M42.07Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
- M42.08Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M42.09Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine
- M42.10Adult osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified
- M42.11Adult osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M42.12Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region
- M42.13Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region
- M42.14Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region
- M42.15Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region
- M42.16Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region
- M42.17Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region
- M42.18Adult osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M42.19Adult osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine
- M42.9Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified
Outside the US? M42 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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