M49 is the ICD-10 code for Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M45–M49 (Spondylopathies) 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 M49 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of M49
- M49.0Tuberculosis of spineA18.0
- M49.1Brucella spondylitisA23.-
- M49.2Enterobacterial spondylitisA01-A04
- M49.3Spondylopathy in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- M49.4Neuropathic spondylopathy
- M49.5Collapsed vertebra in diseases classified elsewhere
- M49.8Spondylopathy in other diseases classified elsewhere
M49 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
M49Spondylopatier vid sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats
DM49Sygdomme i rygsøjlen ved sygdomme klassificeret andetsteds
M49Spondylopathien bei anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten
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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