{"code":"M49","type":"category","title":"Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere","codeAlso":[],"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"],"modern_v":"official26","codeFirst":["underlying disease, such as:","brucellosis (A23.-)","Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (G60.0)","enterobacterial infections (A01-A04)","osteitis fibrosa cystica (E21.0)"],"excludes1":["curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01)","enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-)","gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41)","neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11)","neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0)","neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11)","nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0)","spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77)","tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01)","typhoid fever spondylitis (A01.05)"],"excludes2":[],"isBillable":false,"sibling_codes":["M49.8","M49.80","M49.81","M49.82","M49.83","M49.84","M49.85","M49.86","M49.87","M49.88","M49.89"],"inclusionTerms":[],"sibling_titles":{"code":"M49.89","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spine","isBillable":true},"useAdditionalCode":[],"clinicalDefinition":"is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M49). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.","officialDefinition":"Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M49). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","seventhCharacterInstructions":[],"workflowProtocols":[],"guidelines":{"whenToUse":[],"whenNotToUse":[],"commonBillingMistakes":[],"codeComparisons":[],"documentationChecklist":[]},"domainLandscape":{"summary":"Primary diagnostic domain and clinical landscape evaluation.","keyCategories":[],"diagnosticContinuum":"Progression continuum from acute presentation to resolution."},"children":[{"code":"M49.8","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M49.8). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":false,"slug":"m49.8-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere"},{"code":"M49.80","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecified","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.80). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.80-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-site-unspecified"},{"code":"M49.81","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.81). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.81-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-occipito-atlanto-axial-region"},{"code":"M49.82","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.82). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.82-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-cervical-region"},{"code":"M49.83","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.83). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.83-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-cervicothoracic-region"},{"code":"M49.84","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.84). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.84-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-thoracic-region"},{"code":"M49.85","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.85). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.85-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-thoracolumbar-region"},{"code":"M49.86","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.86). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.86-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-lumbar-region"},{"code":"M49.87","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.87). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.87-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-lumbosacral-region"},{"code":"M49.88","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal region","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.88). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.88-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-sacral-and-sacrococcygeal-region"},{"code":"M49.89","title":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spine","description":"Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spine is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (M49.89). 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 (not coded here): curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01); enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-); gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41); neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11); neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0); neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11); nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0); spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77); tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01); 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).","isBillable":true,"slug":"m49.89-spondylopathy-in-diseases-classified-elsewhere-multiple-sites-in-spine"}],"hierarchy":[],"relatedCodes":[],"relevantCPTCodes":[],"documentationTips":[],"caseStudies":[],"description":"","overview":""}