M40.5 is the ICD-10 code for Lordosis, unspecified. 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
M40.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M40.5Uspesifisert lordose
- M40.50Uspesifisert lordose i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
- M40.51Uspesifisert lordose i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
- M40.52Uspesifisert lordose i cervikalregionen
- M40.53Uspesifisert lordose i cervikotorakalregionen
- M40.54Uspesifisert lordose i torakalregionen
- M40.55Uspesifisert lordose i torakolumbalregionen
- M40.56Uspesifisert lordose i lumbalregionen
- M40.57Uspesifisert lordose i lumbosakralregionen
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM405Lordose UNS
M40.5Määrittämätön lordoosi
M40.5Lordose, nicht näher bezeichnet
M40.5Lordose, sans précision
M40.5lordose, niet-gespecificeerd
Listed through more specific codes:
- M40.50Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified
- M40.55Lordosis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region
- M40.56Lordosis, unspecified, lumbar region
- M40.57Lordosis, unspecified, lumbosacral 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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