ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M40-M43 Deforming dorsopathies
M40- Kyphosis and lordosis
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.12

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.12

Other secondary kyphosis, cervical region

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Billable/Specific Code

M40.12 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 M40.12 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.12 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.12 may differ.

The following code(s) above M40.12 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 M40.12:

M00-M99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- 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)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40
Kyphosis and lordosis
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital kyphosis and lordosis (Q76.4)
- kyphoscoliosis (M41.-)
- postprocedural kyphosis and lordosis (M96.-)
Kyphosis and lordosis

ICD-10-CM M40.12 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

551 Medical back problems with mcc
552 Medical back problems without mcc

Convert M40.12 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M40.12:

Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) M40.209
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.209
Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified
- secondary NEC M40.10
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.10
  Other secondary kyphosis, site unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - cervical region M40.12

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M40.12

M36.4 Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere

M36.8 Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere

M40 Kyphosis and lordosis

M40.0 Postural kyphosis

M40.00 …… site unspecified

M40.03 …… cervicothoracic region

M40.04 …… thoracic region

M40.05 …… thoracolumbar region

M40.1 Other secondary kyphosis

M40.10 …… site unspecified

M40.12 …… cervical region

M40.13 …… cervicothoracic region

M40.14 …… thoracic region

M40.15 …… thoracolumbar region

M40.2 Other and unspecified kyphosis

M40.20 Unspecified kyphosis

M40.202 …… cervical region

M40.203 …… cervicothoracic region

M40.204 …… thoracic region

M40.205 …… thoracolumbar region

M40.209 …… site unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.12

Other secondary kyphosis, cervical region

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Kyphosis and lordosis

Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified

Other secondary kyphosis, site unspecified