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M43.8 - Other specified deforming dorsopathies


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified deforming dorsopathies is listed as M43.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M43.8
Description: Other specified deforming dorsopathies
  • Excludes2: kyphosis and lordosis (M40.-)
  • scoliosis (M41.-)
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
Parent M43 - Other deforming dorsopathies
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of M43.8:
M43.8X - Other specified deforming dorsopathies
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M43.8:
M43.0 - Spondylolysis
M43.1 - Spondylolisthesis
M43.2 - Fusion of spine
M43.3 - Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy
M43.4 - Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation
M43.5 - Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
M43.6 - Torticollis
M43.9 - Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified