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M43.2Fusion of spine

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Section	Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)
Parent code	M43 — Other deforming dorsopathies

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Ankylosis of spinal joint

Excludes1 (never code both together)

ankylosing spondylitis (M45.0-)
congenital fusion of spine (Q76.4)

Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)

arthrodesis status (Z98.1)
pseudoarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis (M96.0)

Subcategories (9)

M43.20 Fusion of spine, site unspecified
M43.21 Fusion of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M43.22 Fusion of spine, cervical region
M43.23 Fusion of spine, cervicothoracic region
M43.24 Fusion of spine, thoracic region
M43.25 Fusion of spine, thoracolumbar region
M43.26 Fusion of spine, lumbar region
M43.27 Fusion of spine, lumbosacral region
M43.28 Fusion of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

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