M40
M40: Kyphosis and lordosis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M40 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for kyphosis and lordosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease
Other codes that can never be billed with M40
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- M42.0Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead M40
6 child codes. Green means billable.