737.19 KYPHOSIS NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 737.19

Short Description: Kyphosis NEC

Long Description: Other kyphosis (acquired)

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities (730-739)
      • 737 Curvature of spine
        • 737.19 Kyphosis NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Dowager's hump
  • Neuromuscular kyphosis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 737.19 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) (postural) 737.10
    • specified cause NEC 737.19

Crosswalk Information

The code 737.19 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
737.19 Right Arrow M40.299 Other kyphosis, site 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
737.0 Adolescent postural kyphosis
737.10 Kyphosis (acquired) (postural)
737.11 Kyphosis due to radiation
737.12 Kyphosis, postlaminectomy
737.20 Lordosis (acquired) (postural)
737.21 Lordosis, postlaminectomy
737.22 Other postsurgical lordosis
737.29 Other lordosis (acquired)
737.30 Scoliosis [and kyphoscoliosis], idiopathic
737.31 Resolving infantile idiopathic scoliosis
737.32 Progressive infantile idiopathic scoliosis
737.33 Scoliosis due to radiation
737.34 Thoracogenic scoliosis
737.39 Other kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis
737.40 Curvature of spine, unspecified, associated with other conditions
737.41 Kyphosis associated with other conditions
737.42 Lordosis associated with other conditions
737.43 Scoliosis associated with other conditions
737.8 Other curvatures of spine
737.9 Unspecified curvature of spine


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