M47.16

Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from M47.1Other spondylosis with myelopathy
Excludes 1

vertebral subluxation (M43.3-M43.5X9)

Synonyms

Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord

Inherited from M47Spondylosis
Includes

arthrosis or osteoarthritis of spine degeneration of facet joints

Inherited from chapter 13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Excludes 2

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

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition (M00-M25) Arthropathies (M00-M25) Includes: Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints (M40-M54) Dorsopathies (M40-M54) (M60-M79) Soft tissue disorders (M60-M79) (M80-M94) Osteopathies and chondropathies (M80-M94)

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