M43 Other deforming dorsopathies

Non-billable header with 9 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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.-)

Applies from M43 Other deforming dorsopathies

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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.-)

Codes under M43

• M43.0 Spondylolysis
• M43.1 Spondylolisthesis
• M43.2 Fusion of spine
• M43.3 Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy
• M43.4 Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation
• M43.5 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
• M43.6 Torticollis
• M43.8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies
• M43.9 Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to M43

Back-references to M43

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

Back-references to M43

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

Nearby codes

• M43 Other deforming dorsopathies (this code)
• M43.0 Spondylolysis
• M43.00 Spondylolysis, site unspecified
• M43.01 Spondylolysis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
• M43.02 Spondylolysis, cervical region
• M43.03 Spondylolysis, cervicothoracic region