M40.0 Postural kyphosis

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)

Applies from M40 Kyphosis and lordosis

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Code first

• underlying disease

Codes under M40.0

• M40.00 Postural kyphosis, site unspecified
• M40.03 Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
• M40.04 Postural kyphosis, thoracic region
• M40.05 Postural kyphosis, thoracolumbar region

Code annotations containing back-references to M40.0

Back-references to M40.0

• Type 1 Excludes: M42.0 Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine ("postural kyphosis (M40.0)")

Back-references to M40

• Type 2 Excludes: M43.8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies ("kyphosis and lordosis (M40.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M95 Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue ("deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)")

Nearby codes

• M40 Kyphosis and lordosis
• M40.0 Postural kyphosis (this code)
• M40.00 Postural kyphosis, site unspecified
• M40.03 Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
• M40.04 Postural kyphosis, thoracic region
• M40.05 Postural kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
• M40.1 Other secondary kyphosis