M43Non-billable (header)

Other deforming dorsopathies

Sub-codes of M43(9)

M43 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

M43.0SpondylolysisHeaderM43.1SpondylolisthesisHeaderM43.2Fusion of spineHeaderM43.3Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy✓ BillableM43.4Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation✓ BillableM43.5Other recurrent vertebral dislocationHeaderM43.6Torticollis✓ BillableM43.8Other specified deforming dorsopathiesHeaderM43.9Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (Q76.2)
  • •hemivertebra (Q76.3-Q76.4)
  • •Klippel-Feil syndrome (Q76.1)
  • •lumbarization and sacralization (Q76.4)
  • •platyspondylisis (Q76.4)
  • •spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
  • •spinal curvature in osteoporosis (M80.-)
  • •spinal curvature in Paget's disease of bone [osteitis deformans] (M88.-)

Code Hierarchy

┌13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)├M40-M43Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)├M43Other deforming dorsopathies
└M43Other deforming dorsopathies

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