M40.50
BillableLordosis, unspecified, site unspecified
Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- underlying disease
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acquired lordosis deformity of spine44950000
- Lordosis deformity of spine61960001
- Lordoscoliosis deformity of spine111268000
- Lordosis and scoliosis deformity of spine111268000
- Hyperlordotic249710008
- Lordosis accentuated249710008
- Lordosis reversed249713005
- Lordosis finding281377003
- Lordosis observations281377003
- Deformity of spine due to injury442544003
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to epiphysiopathy1153365003
- Lordosis deformity of spine caused by radiation1162281004
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to and following traumatic injury1162290006
- Post-traumatic lordosis deformity of spine1162290006
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to osteoporosis of vertebra1162315003
- Osteoporotic lordosis deformity of spine1162315003
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to muscular imbalance1162316002
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to and following infection1162318001
- Post-infectious lordosis deformity of spine1162318001
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to disorder of hip1187361000
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to disorder of hip region1187361000
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to congenital skeletal dysplasia1187362007
- Degenerative lordosis19381000119105
- Lordosis deformity of spine due to degenerative disc disease19381000119105
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified is M40.50. The full clinical description is "Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified". M40.50 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M40.50 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M40.50 represents "Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M40.50 a billable code?
Yes, M40.50 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M40.50 in?
M40.50 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M40.50?
M40.50 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital kyphosis and lordosis (Q76.4); kyphoscoliosis (M41.-); postprocedural kyphosis and lordosis (M96.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does M40.50 map to?
M40.50 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 44950000, 442544003, 19381000119105, 249710008, 111268000, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M40.50?
M40.50 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0838311. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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