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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M43.2 Other fusion of spine

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M43.2 is the ICD-10 code for Other fusion of spine. It is a four-character subcategory of M43 (Other deforming dorsopathies), 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 M43.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Ankylosis of spinal joint

What M43.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • ankylosing spondylitis M45
  • arthrodesis status Z98.1
  • pseudoarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis M96.0

M43.2 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

M43.2Annan sammanväxning i kotpelaren

NorwayICD-10-NO

M43.2Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylen

  • M43.20Annen sammenvoksing i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M43.21Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens oksipito-atlanto-aksialregion
  • M43.22Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens cervikalregion
  • M43.23Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens cervikotorakalregion
  • M43.24Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens torakalregion
  • M43.25Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens torakolumbalregion
  • M43.26Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens lumbalregion
  • M43.27Annen sammenvoksing i ryggsøylens lumbosakralregion
  • and 1 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM432Blokhvirveldannelse i rygsøjlen

  • DM432AAnkylose i rygsøjlen
FinlandICD-10-FI

M43.2Muu selkärangan yhteenkasvama

GermanyICD-10-GM

M43.2Sonstige Wirbelfusion

FranceICD-10-FR

M43.2Autres soudures vertébrales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M43.2overige vergroeiing van wervelkolom

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M43.20Fusion of spine, site unspecified
  • M43.21Fusion of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
  • M43.22Fusion of spine, cervical region
  • M43.23Fusion of spine, cervicothoracic region
  • M43.24Fusion of spine, thoracic region
  • M43.25Fusion of spine, thoracolumbar region
  • M43.26Fusion of spine, lumbar region
  • M43.27Fusion of spine, lumbosacral region
  • and 1 more national subcodes

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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