M41.9
BillableScoliosis, unspecified
Scoliosis, unspecified
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- kyphoscoliosis
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)
- postprocedural scoliosis (M96.89)
- postradiation scoliosis (M96.5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Corkscrew motion28062002
- Corkscrewing28062002
- Restrictive lung disease36485005
- Acquired scoliosis111266001
- Lordoscoliosis deformity of spine111268000
- Lordosis and scoliosis deformity of spine111268000
- Compensatory scoliosis203645000
- Postural scoliosis203645000
- Horizontal gaze palsy232115006
- Paralysis of lateral movement232115006
- Scoliosis298382003
- Scoliosis deformity of spine298382003
- Cervical scoliosis298392006
- Scoliosis of cervical spine298392006
- Restrictive lung disease due to kyphoscoliosis427908002
- Familial infantile scoliosis associated with bilateral paralysis of conjugate gaze702381007
- HGPPS - horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis702381007
- Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis702381007
- Progressive external ophthalmoplegia and scoliosis702381007
- Blindness, scoliosis, arachnodactyly syndrome717920004
- Deformity of chest due to kyphoscoliosis840334000
- Scoliosis due to and following infection1162308006
- Kyphoscoliosis, lateral tongue atrophy, hereditary spastic paraplegia syndrome1172590009
- Dextroscoliosis431001000124101
- Early-onset scoliosis deformity of spine452011000124106
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M41.9?
ICD-10-CM code M41.9 represents "Scoliosis, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M41.9 a billable code?
Yes, M41.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M41.9 in?
M41.9 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M41.9?
M41.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital scoliosis NOS (Q67.5); congenital scoliosis due to bony malformation (Q76.3); postural congenital scoliosis (Q67.5); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M41.9 map to?
M41.9 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 111266001, 717920004, 298392006, 203645000, 28062002, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M41.9?
M41.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0036439. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.