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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M41.8

Other forms of scoliosis

ICD-10-CM Code:
M41.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other forms of scoliosis
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
    (M00–M99)
    • Deforming dorsopathies
      (M40-M43)
      • Scoliosis
        (M41)

M41.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other forms of scoliosis. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other forms of scoliosis

Non-specific codes like M41.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other forms of scoliosis:

  • Use M41.80 for Other forms of scoliosis, site unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M41.82 for Other forms of scoliosis, cervical region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M41.83 for Other forms of scoliosis, cervicothoracic region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M41.84 for Other forms of scoliosis, thoracic region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M41.85 for Other forms of scoliosis, thoracolumbar region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M41.86 for Other forms of scoliosis, lumbar region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M41.87 for Other forms of scoliosis, lumbosacral region - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Scoliosis

    an appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. (dorland, 27th ed)

Patient Education


Scoliosis

Scoliosis causes a sideways curve of your backbone, or spine. These curves are often S- or C-shaped. Scoliosis is most common in late childhood and the early teens, when children grow fast. Girls are more likely to have it than boys. It can run in families. Symptoms include leaning to one side and having uneven shoulders and hips. Sometimes it is easy to notice, but not always.

Children may get screening for scoliosis at school or during a checkup. If it looks like there is a problem, your doctor will use your medical and family history, a physical exam, and imaging tests to make a diagnosis. Treatment depends on your age, how much more you're likely to grow, how much curving there is, and whether the curve is temporary or permanent. People with mild scoliosis might only need checkups to see if the curve is getting worse. Others might need to wear a brace or have surgery.

NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.