Diagnosis Code

M43.6 TORTICOLLIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M43.6

Short Description: Torticollis

Long Description: Torticollis

The code M43.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
      • Other deforming dorsopathies (M43)
        • M43.6 Torticollis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acquired deformity of neck
  • Acute muscle stiffness of neck
  • Benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy
  • Cervical spine stiff
  • Decreased range of cervical spine movement
  • Grisel's syndrome
  • Head tilt
  • Intermittent torticollis
  • Paroxysmal dystonia
  • Paroxysmal dystonia
  • Rheumatic torticollis
  • Sandifer syndrome
  • Stiff back
  • Stiff neck
  • Stiff neck symptom
  • Subluxation of atlantoaxial joint
  • Torticollis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code M43.6 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Medical Back Problems With Mcc (551)
  • Medical Back Problems Without Mcc (552)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code M43.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (@Q68.0*)
    • current injury - see Injury, of spine, by body region
    • ocular torticollis (@R29.891*)
    • psychogenic torticollis (@F45.8*)
    • spasmodic torticollis (@G24.3*)
    • torticollis due to birth injury (@P15.2*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
M43.6 Right Arrow 723.5 Torticollis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M43 Other deforming dorsopathies
M43.0 Spondylolysis
M43.00 Spondylolysis, site unspecified
M43.01 Spondylolysis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M43.02 Spondylolysis, cervical region
M43.03 Spondylolysis, cervicothoracic region
M43.04 Spondylolysis, thoracic region
M43.05 Spondylolysis, thoracolumbar region
M43.06 Spondylolysis, lumbar region
M43.07 Spondylolysis, lumbosacral region
M43.08 Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M43.09 Spondylolysis, multiple sites in spine
M43.1 Spondylolisthesis
M43.10 Spondylolisthesis, site unspecified
M43.11 Spondylolisthesis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M43.12 Spondylolisthesis, cervical region
M43.13 Spondylolisthesis, cervicothoracic region
M43.14 Spondylolisthesis, thoracic region
M43.15 Spondylolisthesis, thoracolumbar region
M43.16 Spondylolisthesis, lumbar region
M43.17 Spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral region
M43.18 Spondylolisthesis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M43.19 Spondylolisthesis, multiple sites in spine
M43.2 Fusion of spine
M43.20 Fusion of spine, site unspecified
M43.21 Fusion of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M43.22 Fusion of spine, cervical region
M43.23 Fusion of spine, cervicothoracic region
M43.24 Fusion of spine, thoracic region
M43.25 Fusion of spine, thoracolumbar region
M43.26 Fusion of spine, lumbar region
M43.27 Fusion of spine, lumbosacral region
M43.28 Fusion of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M43.3 Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy
M43.4 Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation
M43.5 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
M43.5X Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
M43.5X2 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervical region
M43.5X3 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervicothoracic region
M43.5X4 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracic region
M43.5X5 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracolumbar region
M43.5X6 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, lumbar region
M43.5X7 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, lumbosacral region
M43.5X8 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M43.5X9 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, site unspecified
M43.8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies
M43.8X Other specified deforming dorsopathies
M43.8X1 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M43.8X2 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervical region
M43.8X3 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
M43.8X4 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracic region
M43.8X5 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
M43.8X6 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbar region
M43.8X7 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
M43.8X8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M43.8X9 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, site unspecified
M43.9 Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified


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