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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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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.20
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.20
Unspecified kyphosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M40.20 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M40.20 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.20 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.20 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M40.20 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
M40.20:
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the curvature of the thoracic portion of the spine.
- Abnormally increased curvature of the thoracic portion of the spine.
- Deformities of the spine characterized by an exaggerated convexity of the vertebral column. The forward bending of the thoracic region usually is more than 40 degrees. This deformity sometimes is called round back or hunchback.
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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M40.20
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
M40.20
Unspecified kyphosis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.