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722.71 CERV DISC DIS W MYELOPAT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 722.71

Short Description: Cerv disc dis w myelopat

Long Description: Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, cervical region

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Dorsopathies (720-724)
      • 722 Intervertebral disc disorders
        • 722.71 Cerv disc dis w myelopat

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 722.71 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Compression
    • nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
      • due to displacement of intervertebral disc 722.2
        • cervical 722.0
          • with myelopathy 722.71
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • intervertebral disc 722.6
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.4
        • with myelopathy 722.71
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
        • with myelopathy 722.71
  • Displacement, displaced
    • intervertebral disc (with neuritis, radiculitis, sciatica, or other pain) 722.2
      • cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic 722.0
        • with myelopathy 722.71
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9
    • due to or with
      • degeneration or displacement, intervertebral disc 722.70
        • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.71
      • intervertebral disc disorder 722.70
        • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.71
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • cervical (root) (spine) NEC 723.8
      • disc 722.71

Crosswalk Information

The code 722.71 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
722.71 Right Arrow M50.00 Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unsp 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
722.0 Displacement of cervical intervertebral disc without myelopathy
722.10 Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy
722.11 Displacement of thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy
722.2 Displacement of intervertebral disc, site unspecified, without myelopathy
722.30 Schmorl's nodes, unspecified region
722.31 Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
722.32 Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
722.39 Schmorl's nodes, other region
722.4 Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc
722.51 Degeneration of thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc
722.52 Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc
722.6 Degeneration of intervertebral disc, site unspecified
722.70 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified region
722.72 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, thoracic region
722.73 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, lumbar region
722.80 Postlaminectomy syndrome, unspecified region
722.81 Postlaminectomy syndrome, cervical region
722.82 Postlaminectomy syndrome, thoracic region
722.83 Postlaminectomy syndrome, lumbar region
722.90 Other and unspecified disc disorder, unspecified region
722.91 Other and unspecified disc disorder, cervical region
722.92 Other and unspecified disc disorder, thoracic region
722.93 Other and unspecified disc disorder, lumbar region

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

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