Other forms of scoliosis
Other forms of scoliosis
M41.8 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
M41.80 classifies scoliosis that falls outside the idiopathic, neuromuscular, and secondary subcategories — but where the specific spinal region has not been documented.
M41.82 classifies scoliosis of the cervical spine that does not fit idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, or secondary etiologic categories — a residual 'other' bucket requiring region-specific documentation of the cervical curve.
Lateral spinal curvature (scoliosis) of a type that does not fit the idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, or other specifically classified subtypes, localized to the cervicothoracic region (approximately C7–T1 junction).
M41.84 captures scoliosis of the thoracic spine that falls outside the classified subtypes — meaning it is not idiopathic, neuromuscular, thoracogenic, or infantile/juvenile/adolescent in etiology, and the primary curve apex or end vertebrae lie within the thoracic region.
M41.85 classifies acquired scoliosis of a type that does not fit idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, or secondary subtypes, with the primary curve apex or measurement span located in the thoracolumbar region (typically T10–L2).
M41.86 classifies scoliosis of the lumbar region that does not fall under idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, or other specifically defined subtypes within the M41 category.
M41.87 captures scoliosis of the lumbosacral region that does not fit the defined subtypes — idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular, or secondary — coded elsewhere in the M41 category.