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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M40-M43
Deforming dorsopathies
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M40-
Kyphosis and lordosis
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.00
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.00
Postural kyphosis, site unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- M40.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M40.00 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.00 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.00 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M40.00 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
M40.00:
- M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissueNote- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- M40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40
Kyphosis and lordosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- congenital kyphosis and lordosis (Q76.4)
- kyphoscoliosis (M41.-)
- postprocedural kyphosis and lordosis (M96.-)
- M40.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.0
Postural kyphosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
- Acquired postural kyphosis
- Adolescent postural kyphosis
- Kyphosis, adolescent postural
- Kyphosis, postural, acquired
- Postural kyphosis
ICD-10-CM M40.00 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 456 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with mcc
- 457 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with cc
- 458 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions without cc/mcc
- 551 Medical back problems with mcc
- 552 Medical back problems without mcc
Convert M40.00 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) M40.209
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.209
Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M40.00
M35.9 Systemic involvement of connective tissue, unspecified
M36 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere
M36.0 Dermato(poly)myositis in neoplastic disease
M36.1 Arthropathy in neoplastic disease
M36.2 Hemophilic arthropathy
M36.3 Arthropathy in other blood disorders
M36.4 Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere
M36.8 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere
M40 Kyphosis and lordosis
M40.00
…… site unspecified
M40.03 …… cervicothoracic region
M40.05 …… thoracolumbar region
M40.1 Other secondary kyphosis
M40.13 …… cervicothoracic region
M40.15 …… thoracolumbar region
M40.2 Other and unspecified kyphosis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
