M43.0 Spondylolysis

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital spondylolysis (Q76.2)
• spondylolisthesis (M43.1)

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 M43.0

• M43.00 Spondylolysis, site unspecified
• M43.01 Spondylolysis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
• M43.02 Spondylolysis, cervical region
• M43.03 Spondylolysis, cervicothoracic region
• M43.04 Spondylolysis, thoracic region
• M43.05 Spondylolysis, thoracolumbar region
• M43.06 Spondylolysis, lumbar region
• M43.07 Spondylolysis, lumbosacral region
• M43.08 Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
• M43.09 Spondylolysis, multiple sites in spine

Code annotations containing back-references to M43.0

Back-references to M43.0

• Type 1 Excludes: Q76.2 Congenital spondylolisthesis ("spondylolysis (acquired) (M43.0-)")

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
• M43.0 Spondylolysis (this code)
• M43.00 Spondylolysis, site unspecified
• M43.01 Spondylolysis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
• M43.02 Spondylolysis, cervical region
• M43.03 Spondylolysis, cervicothoracic region
• M43.04 Spondylolysis, thoracic region