Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M43.8

Other specified deforming dorsopathies

ICD-10-CM Code:
M43.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified deforming dorsopathies
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)
      • Other deforming dorsopathies
        (M43)

M43.8 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 specified deforming dorsopathies. 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 specified deforming dorsopathies

Non-specific codes like M43.8 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 specified deforming dorsopathies:

  • M43.8X for Other specified deforming dorsopathies - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X1 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X2 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervical region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X3 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X4 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracic region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X5 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X6 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbar region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X7 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, lumbosacral region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X8 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use M43.8X9 for Other specified deforming dorsopathies, site unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • kyphosis and lordosis M40
  • scoliosis M41

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Patient Education


Spine Injuries and Disorders

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. The vertebrae protect your spinal cord and allow you to stand and bend. A number of problems can change the structure of the spine or damage the vertebrae and surrounding tissue. They include:

  • Infections
  • Injuries
  • Tumors
  • Conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis and scoliosis
  • Bone changes that come with age, such as spinal stenosis and herniated disks

Spinal diseases often cause pain when bone changes put pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. They can also limit movement. Treatments differ by disease, but sometimes they include back braces and surgery.


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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.