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ICD-10-CM Code M40.0
Postural kyphosis

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code M40.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of M40.0 that describes the diagnosis 'postural kyphosis' in more detail.


The ICD code M400 is used to code Kyphosis

Kyphosis (from Greek κυφός kyphos, a hump) refers to the abnormally excessive convex kyphotic curvature of the spine as it occurs in the thoracic and sacral regions. (Inward concave curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine is called lordosis.) Kyphosis can be called roundback or Kelso's hunchback. It can result from degenerative diseases such as arthritis; developmental problems, most commonly Scheuermann's disease; osteoporosis with compression fractures of the vertebra; Multiple myeloma or trauma. A normal thoracic spine extends from the 1st to the 12th vertebra and should have a slight kyphotic angle, ranging from 20° to 45°. When the "roundness" of the upper spine increases past 45° it is called kyphosis or "hyperkyphosis". Scheuermann's kyphosis is the most classic form of hyperkyphosis and is the result of wedged vertebrae that develop during adolescence. The cause is not currently known and the condition appears to be multifactorial and is seen more frequently in males than females.

Specialty: Orthopedics
MeSH Codes: D007738, D007738, D007738, D007738
ICD 9 Codes: 732.0, 737.0, 737.1, 756.19

A preoperative image of a 22-year-old man with Scheuermann's disease, a type of structural kyphosis

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for M40.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Osteochondrosis of spine - instead, use code M42.-

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M40.0 - Postural kyphosis'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M40.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: M40 - Kyphosis and lordosis

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