724.9 BACK DISORDER NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 724.9

Short Description: Back disorder NOS

Long Description: Other unspecified back disorders

Code Classification:

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
- Dorsopathies (720-724)
  - 724 Other and unspecified disorders of back
    - 724.9 Back disorder NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Ankylosis of spine
Back problem
Cervical spine ankylosis
Cervical spine stiff
Cervicothoracic ankylosis
Complete ankylosis of the spine
Compression of spinal nerve root
Disorder of back
Disorder of cervical spine
Disorder of lumbar disc
Disorder of lumbar spine
Disorder of sacrococcygeal spine
Disorder of spinal region
Disorder of thoracic spine
Disorder of vertebral column
Dysfunction of cervicothoracic region
Flatback syndrome
Lesion of thoracic spine
Lumbar ache - renal
Lumbar spine unstable
On examination - lumbar spine abnormal
On examination - thoracic spine abnormal
Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina
Thoracic spine ankylosis
Thoracic spine cool
Thoracic spine hot
Thoracic spine inflamed
Thoracic spine instability
Thoracolumbar ankylosis
Vertebral column syndromes
Weakness of back

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 724.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
- nerve NEC 355.9
  - spinal 355.9
    - root 724.9
      - cervical NEC 723.4
      - lumbar NEC 724.4
      - lumbosacral 724.4
      - thoracic 724.4
- spinal canal 349.2
  - nerve 355.9
    - root 724.9
      - cervical NEC 723.4
      - lumbar NEC 724.4
      - lumbosacral 724.4
      - thoracic 724.4

Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) 718.50
- spine NEC 724.9

Compression
- nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
  - root (by scar tissue) NEC 724.9
    - cervical NEC 723.4
    - lumbar NEC 724.4
    - lumbosacral 724.4
    - thoracic 724.4
- spinal (cord) (old or nontraumatic) 336.9
  - nerve
    - root NEC 724.9
      - postoperative 722.80
        cervical region 722.81
        
        lumbar region 722.83
        
        thoracic region 722.82
      - traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal

Deformity 738.9
- spinal
  - nerve root (congenital) 742.9
    - acquired 724.9

Derangement
- joint (internal) 718.90
  - spine NEC 724.9
- low back NEC 724.9
- spine (recurrent) NEC 724.9
  - current - see Dislocation, spine

Destruction
- articular facet (see also Derangement, joint) 718.9
  - vertebra 724.9

Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- joint NEC 719.9
  - spine NEC 724.9
    - pseudarthrosis following fusion 733.82
    - sacroiliac 724.6
- spine, spinal 733.90
  - joint (see also Disease, joint, spine) 724.9

Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8
- spine (articular process) (see also Dislocation, vertebra) (closed) 839.40
  - recurrent 724.9
- vertebra (articular process) (body) (closed) (traumatic) 839.40
  - dorsal 839.21
    - recurrent 724.9
  - recurrent 724.9

Disorder - see also Disease
- low back NEC 724.9
  - psychogenic 306.0
- spine NEC 724.9
  - ligamentous or muscular attachments, peripheral 720.1

Fusion, fused (congenital)
- spine (acquired) 724.9
  - arthrodesis status V45.4
  - congenital (vertebra) 756.15
  - postoperative status V45.4

Irritation
- spinal (cord) (traumatic) - see also Injury, spinal, by site
  - nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
    - root NEC 724.9

Loose - see also condition
- facet (vertebral) 724.9

Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0
- back 724.9
- neck 724.9
- spine 724.9

Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
- spinal 724.00
  - nerve (root) NEC 724.9

Stiffness, joint NEC 719.50
- spine 724.9

Unstable
- back NEC 724.9
- spine NEC 724.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 724.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
724.9		M43.8X9	Other specified deforming dorsopathies, site unspecified
724.9		M53.9	Dorsopathy, unspecified

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
724.00	Spinal stenosis, unspecified region
724.01	Spinal stenosis, thoracic region
724.02	Spinal stenosis, lumbar region, without neurogenic claudication
724.03	Spinal stenosis, lumbar region, with neurogenic claudication
724.09	Spinal stenosis, other region
724.1	Pain in thoracic spine
724.2	Lumbago
724.3	Sciatica
724.4	Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified
724.5	Backache, unspecified
724.6	Disorders of sacrum
724.70	Unspecified disorder of coccyx
724.71	Hypermobility of coccyx
724.79	Other disorders of coccyx
724.8	Other symptoms referable to back

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