M49.84

Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, thoracic region

Risk-adjusting (HCC)Billable code

HCC risk adjustment mapping

CMS-HCC ESRD V24

HCC40

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease

Coding notes

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

Inherited from M49Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Includes

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

Excludes 1

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

Code first

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

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)

Official Guidelines for M49.84

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