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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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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M40.4
Postural lordosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M40.4 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM M40.4 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M40.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 M40.4 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M40.4 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
M40.4:
- 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M40.4
M40.35 …… thoracolumbar region
M40.4
Postural lordosis
M40.45 …… thoracolumbar region
M40.5 Lordosis, unspecified
M40.55 …… thoracolumbar region
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
