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721.1 CERV SPONDYL W MYELOPATH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 721.1

Short Description: Cerv spondyl w myelopath

Long Description: Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Dorsopathies (720-724)
      • 721 Spondylosis and allied disorders
        • 721.1 Cerv spondyl w myelopath

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 721.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anterior - see also condition
    • spinal artery compression syndrome 721.1
  • Compression
    • spinal (cord) (old or nontraumatic) 336.9
      • spondylogenic 721.91
        • cervical 721.1
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9
    • cervical 721.1
    • due to or with
      • spondylosis 721.91
        • cervical 721.1
    • spondylogenic NEC 721.91
      • cervical 721.1
  • Spondylosis 721.90
    • cervical, cervicodorsal 721.0
      • with myelopathy 721.1
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • anterior
      • spinal artery 433.8
        • compression 721.1
    • vertebral
      • artery 435.1
        • compression 721.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 721.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
721.1 Right Arrow M47.12 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
721.0 Cervical spondylosis without myelopathy
721.2 Thoracic spondylosis without myelopathy
721.3 Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy
721.41 Spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region
721.42 Spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
721.5 Kissing spine
721.6 Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis
721.7 Traumatic spondylopathy
721.8 Other allied disorders of spine
721.90 Spondylosis of unspecified site, without mention of myelopathy
721.91 Spondylosis of unspecified site, with myelopathy

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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