722 Intervertebral disc disorders (722.0-722.93) ICD-9-CM
The 722.0-722.93 block classified 722 intervertebral disc disorders with 24 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 722.0-722.93 Block 24 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 722.0 Cervical disc displacmnt
- 722.10 Lumbar disc displacement
- 722.11 Thoracic disc displacmnt
- 722.2 Disc displacement NOS
- 722.30 Schmorl's nodes NOS
- 722.31 Schmorls node-thoracic
- 722.32 Schmorls node-lumbar
- 722.39 Schmorls node-region NEC
- 722.4 Cervical disc degen
- 722.51 Thoracic disc degen
- 722.52 Lumb/lumbosac disc degen
- 722.6 Disc degeneration NOS
- 722.70 Disc dis w myelopath NOS
- 722.71 Cerv disc dis w myelopat
- 722.72 Thor disc dis w myelopat
- 722.73 Lumb disc dis w myelopat
- 722.80 Postlaminectomy synd NOS
- 722.81 Postlaminect synd-cerv
- 722.82 Postlaminect synd-thorac
- 722.83 Postlaminect synd-lumbar
- 722.90 Disc dis NEC/NOS-unspec
- 722.91 Disc dis NEC/NOS-cerv
- 722.92 Disc dis NEC/NOS-thorac
- 722.93 Disc dis NEC/NOS-lumbar
Questions About This Page
Are the 722.0-722.93 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 722.0-722.93 block classify?
The block classified 722 intervertebral disc disorders with 24 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
