M49.88

Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

Billable / specific

M49.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M49)

  • curvature of spine in diseases classified elsewhere
  • deformity of spine in diseases classified elsewhere
  • kyphosis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • scoliosis in diseases classified elsewhere
  • spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
  • 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.

  • curvature of spine in tuberculosis [Pott's] (A18.01) (from M49)
  • enteropathic arthropathies (M07.-) (from M49)
  • gonococcal spondylitis (A54.41) (from M49)
  • neuropathic [tabes dorsalis] spondylitis (A52.11) (from M49)
  • neuropathic spondylopathy in syringomyelia (G95.0) (from M49)
  • neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis (A52.11) (from M49)
  • nonsyphilitic neuropathic spondylopathy NEC (G98.0) (from M49)
  • spondylitis in syphilis (acquired) (A52.77) (from M49)
  • tuberculous spondylitis (A18.01) (from M49)
  • typhoid fever spondylitis (A01.05) (from M49)

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M49)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M49)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M49)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M49)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M49)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M49)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M49)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M49)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M49)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • underlying disease, such as: (from M49)
  • brucellosis (A23.-) (from M49)
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (G60.0) (from M49)
  • enterobacterial infections (A01-A04) (from M49)
  • osteitis fibrosa cystica (E21.0) (from M49)

Parent code

  • M49.8Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhereHeader

Related codes

  • M49.80Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecifiedBillable
  • M49.81Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
  • M49.82Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervical regionBillable
  • M49.83Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, cervicothoracic regionBillable
  • M49.84Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic regionBillable
  • M49.85Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracolumbar regionBillable
  • M49.86Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbar regionBillable
  • M49.87Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, lumbosacral regionBillable
  • M49.89Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, multiple sites in spineBillable

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