M43.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified deforming dorsopathies. 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 M43.8 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
M43.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M43.8Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse
- M43.80Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
- M43.81Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
- M43.82Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i cervikalregionen
- M43.83Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i cervikotorakalregionen
- M43.84Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i torakalregionen
- M43.85Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i torakolumbalregionen
- M43.86Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i lumbalregionen
- M43.87Annen spesifisert deformerende rygglidelse i lumbosakralregionen
- and 2 more national subcodes
DM438Anden deformerende ryglidelse
M43.8Muu epämuotoisuutta aiheuttava selkäsairaus
M43.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Deformitäten der Wirbelsäule und des Rückens
M43.8Autres dorsopathies avec déformation précisées
M43.8overige gespecificeerde deformerende-dorsopathieën
Listed through more specific codes:
- M43.8X1Other specified deforming dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M43.8X2Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervical region
- M43.8X3Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M43.8X4Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracic region
- M43.8X5Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M43.8X6Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbar region
- M43.8X7Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
- M43.8X8Other specified deforming dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal 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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