M42 Spinal osteochondrosis

Category / Non-billable header 23 subcodes

Block: Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
M42..0 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine No
M42..00 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified Yes
M42..01 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M42..02 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region Yes
M42..03 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region Yes
M42..04 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region Yes
M42..05 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region Yes
M42..06 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region Yes
M42..07 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region Yes
M42..08 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M42..09 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine Yes
M42..1 Adult osteochondrosis of spine No
M42..10 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified Yes
M42..11 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region Yes
M42..12 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region Yes
M42..13 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region Yes
M42..14 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region Yes
M42..15 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region Yes
M42..16 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region Yes
M42..17 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region Yes
M42..18 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region Yes
M42..19 Adult osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine Yes
M42..9 Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026