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M92.9 ICD-10-CA code: Juvenile osteochondrosis, unspecified

M92.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Juvenile osteochondrosis, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

M92.9

Juvenile osteochondrosis, unspecified

Short description: Juvenile osteochondrosis unspecified

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written M929

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to M92.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Epiphysitis, juvenile
  • Osteochondritis, juvenile
  • Apophysitis (bone), juvenile
  • Osteochondrosis, juvenile, juvenilis
  • Osteochondrosis, juvenile, juvenilis, deformans

Notes for M92.9

As CIHI prints them, with any note M92.9 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Apophysitis, Epiphysitis, Osteochondritis, Osteochondrosis — specified as juvenile, of unspecified site

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)From M91-M94 Chondropathies
  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• disorders of the temporomandibular joint (K07.6)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)compartment syndrome (T79.6)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Note

  • The following fifth characters represent the following sites of involvement:0 Multiple sites1 Shoulder region: clavical , scapula — joint acromioclavicular, glenohumeral, sternoclavicular2 Upper arm: humerus — elbow joint,3 Forearm: radius , ulna — wrist joint,4 Hand: carpus, fingers, metacarpus — joints between these bones,5 Pelvic region and thigh: buttock , femur , pelvis — joint hip , sacroiliac6 Lower leg: fibula , tibia — knee joint7 Ankle and foot: metatarsus, tarsus, toes — other joints in foot8 Other:head neck ribs skull trunk vertebral column9 Site unspecifiedFrom Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Where M92.9 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
  2. 2Block M80-M94Osteopathies and chondropathies
  3. 3Block M91-M94Chondropathies
  4. 4Category M92Other juvenile osteochondrosis
  5. 5Valid code M92.9Juvenile osteochondrosis, unspecified

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See M92.9 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code M92.9 mean?

M92.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Juvenile osteochondrosis, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is M92.9 in ICD-10-CA?

M92.9 sits under M92 Other juvenile osteochondrosis, within M91-M94 Chondropathies, within M80-M94 Osteopathies and chondropathies, within Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

What coding notes apply to M92.9?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for M92.9, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside M92.9

M92.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of humerusM92.1Juvenile osteochondrosis of radius and ulnaM92.2Juvenile osteochondrosis of handM92.3Other juvenile osteochondrosis of upper limbM92.4Juvenile osteochondrosis of patellaM92.5Juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibulaM92.6Juvenile osteochondrosis of tarsusM92.7Juvenile osteochondrosis of metatarsusM92.8Other specified juvenile osteochondrosis