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M40

Kyphosis and lordosis

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Section: M40-M43 - Deforming dorsopathies

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with M40

  • Q76.4 - congenital kyphosis and lordosis (Q76.4)
  • kyphoscoliosis (M41.-)
  • postprocedural kyphosis and lordosis (M96.-)

Code First

  • underlying disease

Specific Codes (6)

M40.0Category

Postural kyphosis

M40.1Category

Other secondary kyphosis

M40.2Category

Other and unspecified kyphosis

M40.3Category

Flatback syndrome

M40.4Category

Postural lordosis

M40.5Category

Lordosis, unspecified

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