Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Internal Codes
  • M93.97

    Osteochondropathy, unspecified of ankle and foot

  • M93.971

    Osteochondropathy, unspecified, right ankle and foot

  • M93.972

    Osteochondropathy, unspecified, left ankle and foot

  • M93.979

    Osteochondropathy, unspecified, unspecified ankle and foot

  • M93.98

    Osteochondropathy, unspecified other

  • M93.99

    Osteochondropathy, unspecified multiple sites

  • M94

    Other disorders of cartilage

  • M94.0

    Chondrocostal junction syndrome [Tietze]

  • M94.1

    Relapsing polychondritis

  • M94.2

    Chondromalacia

  • M94.20

    Chondromalacia, unspecified site

  • M94.21

    Chondromalacia, shoulder

  • M94.211

    Chondromalacia, right shoulder

  • M94.212

    Chondromalacia, left shoulder

  • M94.219

    Chondromalacia, unspecified shoulder

  • M94.22

    Chondromalacia, elbow

  • M94.221

    Chondromalacia, right elbow

  • M94.222

    Chondromalacia, left elbow

  • M94.229

    Chondromalacia, unspecified elbow

  • M94.23

    Chondromalacia, wrist

  • M94.231

    Chondromalacia, right wrist

  • M94.232

    Chondromalacia, left wrist

  • M94.239

    Chondromalacia, unspecified wrist

  • M94.24

    Chondromalacia, joints of hand

  • M94.241

    Chondromalacia, joints of right hand

  • M94.242

    Chondromalacia, joints of left hand

  • M94.249

    Chondromalacia, joints of unspecified hand

  • M94.25

    Chondromalacia, hip

  • M94.251

    Chondromalacia, right hip

  • M94.252

    Chondromalacia, left hip

  • M94.259

    Chondromalacia, unspecified hip

  • M94.26

    Chondromalacia, knee

  • M94.261

    Chondromalacia, right knee

  • M94.262

    Chondromalacia, left knee

  • M94.269

    Chondromalacia, unspecified knee

  • M94.27

    Chondromalacia, ankle and joints of foot

  • M94.271

    Chondromalacia, right ankle and joints of right foot

  • M94.272

    Chondromalacia, left ankle and joints of left foot

  • M94.279

    Chondromalacia, unspecified ankle and joints of foot

  • M94.28

    Chondromalacia, other site

  • M94.29

    Chondromalacia, multiple sites

  • M94.3

    Chondrolysis

  • M94.35

    Chondrolysis, hip

  • M94.351

    Chondrolysis, right hip

  • M94.352

    Chondrolysis, left hip

  • M94.359

    Chondrolysis, unspecified hip

  • M94.8

    Other specified disorders of cartilage

  • M94.8X

    Other specified disorders of cartilage

  • M94.8X0

    Other specified disorders of cartilage, multiple sites

  • M94.8X1

    Other specified disorders of cartilage, shoulder

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