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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M42.9 Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified

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M42.9 is the ICD-10 code for Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of M42 (Spinal osteochondrosis), 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

M42.9 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

M42.9Osteokondros i kotpelaren, ospecificerad

NorwayICD-10-NO

M42.9Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose

  • M42.90Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M42.91Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M42.92Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i cervikalregionen
  • M42.93Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M42.94Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i torakalregionen
  • M42.95Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i torakolumbalregionen
  • M42.96Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i lumbalregionen
  • M42.97Uspesifisert spinal osteokondrose i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM429Osteokondrose i rygsøjlen UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

M42.9Määrittämätön selkärangan osteokondroosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

M42.9Osteochondrose der Wirbelsäule, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

M42.9Ostéochondrite vertébrale, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M42.9osteochondrose van wervelkolom, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

M42.9Spinal osteochondrosis, unspecified

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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