icd 10 code for 733.92

ICD-10 Equivalent of 733.92

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 733.92:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 733.92

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

Not Valid for Submission

733.92 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of chondromalacia. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Convert 733.92 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 733.92 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Your knee joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid. Muscles and tendons help the knee joint move. When any of these structures is hurt or diseased, you have knee problems. Knee problems can cause pain and difficulty walking.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

The ICD code M94 is used to code Chondropathy

In medicine, chondropathy refers to a disease of the cartilage. It is frequently divided into 5 grades, with 0-2 defined as normal, and 3-4 defined as diseased.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M94.20 - Chondromalacia, unspecified site'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M94.20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M94.20 and a single ICD9 code, 733.92 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.