ICD-10-CM Code M43.8
Other specified deforming dorsopathies
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 M43.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of M43.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other specified deforming dorsopathies' in more detail.
- M43.8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies NON-BILLABLE
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- M43.8X1 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region BILLABLE
- M43.8X2 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervical region BILLABLE
- M43.8X3 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region BILLABLE
- M43.8X4 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracic region BILLABLE
- M43.8X5 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region BILLABLE
- M43.8X6 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbar region BILLABLE
- M43.8X7 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbosacral region BILLABLE
- M43.8X8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region BILLABLE
- M43.8X9 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, site unspecified BILLABLE
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The ICD code M43 is used to code Spondyloarthropathy
Spondyloarthropathy or spondyloarthrosis refers to any joint disease of the vertebral column. As such, it is a class or category of diseases rather than a single, specific entity. It differs from spondylopathy, which is a disease of the vertebra itself. However, many conditions involve both spondylopathy and spondyloarthropathy.
Specialty: | Rheumatology |
ICD 9 Code: | 720.721722723724 |
Coding Notes for M43.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Kyphosis and lordosis - instead, use code M40.-
- Scoliosis - instead, use code M41.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M43.8 - Other specified deforming dorsopathies'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M43.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: M43 - Other deforming dorsopathies