Diagnosis Code

M49 SPONDYLOPATHIES IN DISEASES CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M49

Short Description: Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

Long Description: Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

The code M49 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
      • Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M49)
        • M49 Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code M49 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • curvature of spine in diseases classified elsewhere
    • deformity of spine in diseases classified elsewhere
    • kyphosis in diseases classified elsewhere
    • scoliosis in diseases classified elsewhere
    • spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (@A18.01*)
    • enteropathic arthropathies (@M07*.-)
    • gonococcal spondylitis (@A54.41*)
    • neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (@A52.11*)
    • neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (@G95.0*)
    • neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (@A52.11*)
    • nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (@G98.0*)
    • spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (@A52.77*)
    • tuberculous spondylitis (@A18.01*)
    • typhoid fever spondylitis (@A01.05*)
  • Code First:
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • brucellosis (@A23*.-)
    • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (@G60.0*)
    • enterobacterial infections (@A01*-@A04*)
    • osteitis fibrosa cystica (@E21.0*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M49.8 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
M49.80 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecified
M49.81 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M49.82 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical region
M49.83 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic region
M49.84 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic region
M49.85 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar region
M49.86 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar region
M49.87 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral region
M49.88 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M49.89 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spine


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