ICD-10 diagnosis code

M49.3 Spondylopathy in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

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M49.3 is the ICD-10 code for Spondylopathy in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere. It is a four-character subcategory of M49 (Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M45–M49 (Spondylopathies) 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 M49.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • neuropathic spondylopathy in tabes dorsalis M49.4

M49.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

M49.3Lidelse i ryggsøylen ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted

  • M49.30Lidelse i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.31Lidelse i ryggsøylens oksipito-atlanto-aksialregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.32Lidelse i ryggsøylens cervikalregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.33Lidelse i ryggsøylens cervikotorakalregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.34Lidelse i ryggsøylens torakalregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.35Lidelse i ryggsøylens torakolumbalregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.36Lidelse i ryggsøylens lumbalregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • M49.37Lidelse i ryggsøylens lumbosakralregion ved annen infeksjonssykdom eller parasittsykdom klassifisert annet sted
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM493Spondylitis ved anden infektiøs eller parasitær sygdom klassificeret andetsted

GermanyICD-10-GM

M49.3Spondylopathie bei sonstigen anderenorts klassifizierten infektiösen und parasitären 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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