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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M42 Spinal osteochondrosis

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M42 is the ICD-10 code for Spinal osteochondrosis. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M40–M43 (Deforming dorsopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M42 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

Subcodes of M42

M42 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M42Osteokondros (degenerativ brosk-bensjukdom) i kotpelaren

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM42Osteokondrose i rygsøjlen

FinlandICD-10-FI

M42Selkärangan osteokondroosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

M42Osteochondrose der Wirbelsäule

FranceICD-10-FR

M42Ostéochondrite vertébrale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M42osteochondrose van wervelkolom

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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