721.41 SPOND COMPR THOR SP CORD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 721.41

Short Description: Spond compr thor sp cord

Long Description: Spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic region

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Dorsopathies (720-724)
      • 721 Spondylosis and allied disorders
        • 721.41 Spond compr thor sp cord

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 721.41 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Compression
    • spinal (cord) (old or nontraumatic) 336.9
      • spondylogenic 721.91
        • thoracic 721.41
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9
    • due to or with
      • spondylosis 721.91
        • thoracic 721.41
    • spondylogenic NEC 721.91
      • thoracic 721.41
    • thoracic 721.41
  • Spondylosis 721.90
    • thoracic 721.2
      • with myelopathy 721.41

Crosswalk Information

The code 721.41 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
721.41 Right Arrow M47.14 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, thoracic 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
721.1 Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy
721.2 Thoracic spondylosis without myelopathy
721.3 Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy
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


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