ICD-10-CM Code M43.1
Spondylolisthesis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 Code M43.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M43.1 that describes the diagnosis 'spondylolisthesis' in more detail.
- M43.1 Spondylolisthesis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE M43.10 Spondylolisthesis, site unspecified
- BILLABLE M43.11 Spondylolisthesis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- BILLABLE M43.12 Spondylolisthesis, cervical region
- BILLABLE M43.13 Spondylolisthesis, cervicothoracic region
- BILLABLE M43.14 Spondylolisthesis, thoracic region
- BILLABLE M43.15 Spondylolisthesis, thoracolumbar region
- BILLABLE M43.16 Spondylolisthesis, lumbar region
- BILLABLE M43.17 Spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral region
- BILLABLE M43.18 Spondylolisthesis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- BILLABLE M43.19 Spondylolisthesis, multiple sites in spine
The ICD code M431 is used to code Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis is the forward displacement of a vertebra, especially the fifth lumbar vertebra, most commonly occurring after a fracture. Backward displacement is referred to as retrolisthesis.
| Specialty: | Orthopedics |
| MeSH Codes: | D013168, D013168 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 738.4, 756.12 |
X-ray of the lateral lumbar spine with a grade III spondylolisthesis at the L5-S1 level.
Coding Notes for M43.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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." - Acute traumatic of lumbosacral region - instead, use code S33.1
- Acute traumatic of sites other than lumbosacral- code to Fracture, vertebra, by region
- Congenital spondylolisthesis - instead, use code Q76.2
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M43.1 - Spondylolisthesis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M43.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M43 - Other deforming dorsopathies