Diagnosis Code

M40.209 UNSPECIFIED KYPHOSIS, SITE UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M40.209

Short Description: Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified

Long Description: Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified

The code M40.209 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
      • Kyphosis and lordosis (M40)
        • M40.209 Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal prominence of spine
  • Acquired kyphosis
  • Atrophy of tongue
  • Dowager's hump
  • Kyphosis deformity of spine
  • Kyphosis due to and following infection
  • Kyphosis, lateral tongue atrophy, myofibrillar myopathy syndrome
  • Secondary kyphosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code M40.209 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Spinal Fusion Except Cervical With Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection Or Extensive Fusions With Mcc (456)
  • Spinal Fusion Except Cervical With Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection Or Extensive Fusions With Cc (457)
  • Spinal Fusion Except Cervical With Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection Or Extensive Fusions Without Cc/mcc (458)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
M40.209 Right Arrow 737.10 Kyphosis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M40 Kyphosis and lordosis
M40.0 Postural kyphosis
M40.00 Postural kyphosis, site unspecified
M40.03 Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
M40.04 Postural kyphosis, thoracic region
M40.05 Postural kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
M40.1 Other secondary kyphosis
M40.10 Other secondary kyphosis, site unspecified
M40.12 Other secondary kyphosis, cervical region
M40.13 Other secondary kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
M40.14 Other secondary kyphosis, thoracic region
M40.15 Other secondary kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
M40.2 Other and unspecified kyphosis
M40.20 Unspecified kyphosis
M40.202 Unspecified kyphosis, cervical region
M40.203 Unspecified kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
M40.204 Unspecified kyphosis, thoracic region
M40.205 Unspecified kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
M40.29 Other kyphosis
M40.292 Other kyphosis, cervical region
M40.293 Other kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
M40.294 Other kyphosis, thoracic region
M40.295 Other kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
M40.299 Other kyphosis, site unspecified
M40.3 Flatback syndrome
M40.30 Flatback syndrome, site unspecified
M40.35 Flatback syndrome, thoracolumbar region
M40.36 Flatback syndrome, lumbar region
M40.37 Flatback syndrome, lumbosacral region
M40.4 Postural lordosis
M40.40 Postural lordosis, site unspecified
M40.45 Postural lordosis, thoracolumbar region
M40.46 Postural lordosis, lumbar region
M40.47 Postural lordosis, lumbosacral region
M40.5 Lordosis, unspecified
M40.50 Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified
M40.55 Lordosis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region
M40.56 Lordosis, unspecified, lumbar region
M40.57 Lordosis, unspecified, lumbosacral region


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023