M40.0 is the ICD-10 code for Postural kyphosis. It is a four-character subcategory of M40 (Kyphosis and lordosis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M40–M43 (Deforming dorsopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIII · M00–M99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What M40.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- osteochondrosis of spine M42.-
M40.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M40.0Hållningskyfos
M40.0Postural kyfose
- M40.00Postural kyfose i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
- M40.01Postural kyfose i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
- M40.02Postural kyfose i cervikalregionen
- M40.03Postural kyfose i cervikotorakalregionen
- M40.04Postural kyfose i torakalregionen
- M40.05Postural kyfose i torakolumbalregionen
- M40.06Postural kyfose i lumbalregionen
- M40.07Postural kyfose i lumbosakralregionen
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM400Postural kyfose
M40.0Asentokyfoosi
M40.0Kyphose als Haltungsstörung
M40.0Cyphose posturale
M40.0houdingskyfose
Listed through more specific codes:
- M40.00Postural kyphosis, site unspecified
- M40.03Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
- M40.04Postural kyphosis, thoracic region
- M40.05Postural kyphosis, thoracolumbar region
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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