M99.72

Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of thoracic region

Billable / specific

M99.72 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 M99)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
  • Note: This category should not be used if the condition can be classified elsewhere.

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M99)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M99)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M99)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M99)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M99)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M99)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M99)

Also known as

  • Stenosis, stenotic, intervertebral foramina, connective tissue, thoracic region
  • Stenosis, stenotic, intervertebral foramina, connective tissue, thoracolumbar
  • Stenosis, stenotic, intervertebral foramina, disc, thoracic region
  • Stenosis, stenotic, intervertebral foramina, disc, thoracolumbar

Parent code

  • M99.7Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foraminaHeader

Related codes

  • M99.70Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of head regionBillable
  • M99.71Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of cervical regionBillable
  • M99.73Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar regionBillable
  • M99.74Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of sacral regionBillable
  • M99.75Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of pelvic regionBillable
  • M99.76Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lower extremityBillable
  • M99.77Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of upper extremityBillable
  • M99.78Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of rib cageBillable
  • M99.79Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of abdomen and other regionsBillable

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