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M41

Scoliosis

Non-billableCategory

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

Section: M40-M43 - Deforming dorsopathies

Coding Guidelines

Includes

kyphoscoliosis

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with M41

Q67.5 - congenital scoliosis NOS (Q67.5)
Q76.3 - congenital scoliosis due to bony malformation (Q76.3)
Q67.5 - postural congenital scoliosis (Q67.5)
I27.1 - kyphoscoliotic heart disease (I27.1)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

M96.89 - postprocedural scoliosis (M96.89)
M96.5 - postradiation scoliosis (M96.5)

Specific Codes (8)

Infantile idiopathic scoliosis

Juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Other idiopathic scoliosis

Thoracogenic scoliosis

Neuromuscular scoliosis

Other secondary scoliosis

Other forms of scoliosis

Scoliosis, unspecified

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