M49
Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Includes
- curvature of spine in diseases classified elsewhere
- deformity of spine in diseases classified elsewhere
- kyphosis in diseases classified elsewhere
- scoliosis in diseases classified elsewhere
- spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with M49
- A18.01 - curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01)
- enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-)
- A54.41 - gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41)
- A52.11 - neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11)
- G95.0 - neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0)
- A52.11 - neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11)
- G98.0 - nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0)
- A52.77 - spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77)
- A18.01 - tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01)
- A01.05 - typhoid fever spondylitis (A01.05)
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- brucellosis (A23.-)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (G60.0)
- enterobacterial infections (A01-A04)
- osteitis fibrosa cystica (E21.0)
