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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M43.6 Torticollis

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M43.6 is the ICD-10 code for Torticollis. 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 M43.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • torticollis:
    • congenital (sternomastoid) Q68.0
    • current injury - see injury of spine by body region
    • due to birth injury P15.2
    • psychogenic F45.8
    • spasmodic G24.3

M43.6 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

M43.6Tortikollis

NorwayICD-10-NO

M43.6Torticollis

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM436Torticollis

FinlandICD-10-FI

M43.6Kierokaula

GermanyICD-10-GM

M43.6Tortikollis

FranceICD-10-FR

M43.6Torticolis

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M43.6torticollis

United StatesICD-10-CM

M43.6Torticollis

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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