M49
M49: Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere. 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.
- 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
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- 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
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 M49
1 child code. Green means billable.