FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Fusion of spine
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Fusion of spine
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Ankylosis of spinal joint
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M43.20Fusion of spine, site unspecifiedBillable / specificM43.21Fusion of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable / specificM43.22Fusion of spine, cervical regionBillable / specificM43.23Fusion of spine, cervicothoracic regionBillable / specificM43.24Fusion of spine, thoracic regionBillable / specificM43.25Fusion of spine, thoracolumbar regionBillable / specificM43.26Fusion of spine, lumbar regionBillable / specificM43.27Fusion of spine, lumbosacral regionBillable / specificM43.28Fusion of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M43.0 | Spondylolysis | Category · further specificity required |
| M43.1 | Spondylolisthesis | Category · further specificity required |
| M43.3 | Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy | Billable / specific |
| M43.4 | Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation | Billable / specific |
| M43.5 | Other recurrent vertebral dislocation | Category · further specificity required |
| M43.6 | Torticollis | Billable / specific |
| M43.8 | Other specified deforming dorsopathies | Category · further specificity required |
| M43.9 | Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 2 · spine (M43.2-)