M43.5

Other recurrent vertebral dislocation

Non-billable header

M43.5 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M43)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • biomechanical lesions NEC (M99.-)
  • congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (Q76.2) (from M43)
  • hemivertebra (Q76.3-Q76.4) (from M43)
  • Klippel-Feil syndrome (Q76.1) (from M43)
  • lumbarization and sacralization (Q76.4) (from M43)
  • platyspondylisis (Q76.4) (from M43)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0) (from M43)
  • spinal curvature in osteoporosis (M80.-) (from M43)
  • spinal curvature in Paget's disease of bone [osteitis deformans] (M88.-) (from M43)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M43)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M43)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M43)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M43)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M43)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M43)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M43)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M43)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M43)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M43)

Also known as

  • Dislocation, recurrent, vertebra

Parent code

  • M43Other deforming dorsopathiesHeader

More specific codes M43.5

  • M43.5XOther recurrent vertebral dislocationHeader

Related codes

  • M43.0SpondylolysisHeader
  • M43.1SpondylolisthesisHeader
  • M43.2Fusion of spineHeader
  • M43.3Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathyBillable
  • M43.4Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocationBillable
  • M43.6TorticollisBillable
  • M43.8Other specified deforming dorsopathiesHeader
  • M43.9Deforming dorsopathy, unspecifiedBillable

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