ICD-10-CM Code M49.8
Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
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 M49.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of M49.8 that describes the diagnosis 'spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere' in more detail.
- M49.8 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code M49 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 |
| MeSH Codes: | , , , , , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 720.721722723724, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724 |
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- This code is not to be used in the primary position
Parent Code: M49 - Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere