ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00-M99
M49 Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Includes
- 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
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- 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
- underlying disease, such as:
- brucellosis (A23.-)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (G60.0)
- enterobacterial infections (A01-A04)
- osteitis fibrosa cystica (E21.0)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| M49..8 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere | No |
| M49..80 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecified | Yes |
| M49..81 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Yes |
| M49..82 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical region | Yes |
| M49..83 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic region | Yes |
| M49..84 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic region | Yes |
| M49..85 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M49..86 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar region | Yes |
| M49..87 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M49..88 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Yes |
| M49..89 | Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spine | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026