ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99
M40-M43
M40-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.202

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.202

Unspecified kyphosis, cervical region

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Billable/Specific Code

M40.202 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M40.202 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.202 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.202 may differ.

The following code(s) above M40.202 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 M40.202:

M00-M99
2023 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
Code First
- underlying disease
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital kyphosis and lordosis (Q76.4)
- kyphoscoliosis (M41.-)
- postprocedural kyphosis and lordosis (M96.-)
Kyphosis and lordosis

Approximate Synonyms

Cervical kyphosis
Kyphosis of cervical (neck) spine
Kyphosis of cervical spine

ICD-10-CM M40.202 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

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

Convert M40.202 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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M40.202:

Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) M40.209
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.209
Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified
- cervical region M40.202

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M40.202

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

M40.29 Other kyphosis

M40.292 …… cervical region

M40.293 …… cervicothoracic region

M40.294 …… thoracic region

M40.295 …… thoracolumbar region

M40.299 …… site unspecified

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.202

Unspecified kyphosis, cervical region

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Kyphosis and lordosis

Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified