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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 M40.3
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.3
Flatback syndrome
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M40.3 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 M40.3 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.3 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M40.3 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
M40.3:
- 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 M40.3
M40.3
Flatback syndrome
M40.35 …… thoracolumbar region
M40.45 …… thoracolumbar region
M40.5 Lordosis, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
