M41.0 — Infantile idiopathic scoliosis
Is M41.0 billable?
No — M41.0 is a non-billable header code. M41.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 8 billable codes beneath M41.0.
Billable codes under this header
- M41.00Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified
- M41.02Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region
- M41.03Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region
- M41.04Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region
- M41.05Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region
- M41.06Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region
- M41.07Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region
- M41.08Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M41.0 at a glance
| Code | M41.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M41
The conditions below can never be reported together with M41.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M41.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M41.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M41
The conditions below are not part of M41.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M41.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M41.0? (8)
- M41.00Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified
- M41.02Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region
- M41.03Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region
- M41.04Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region
- M41.05Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region
- M41.06Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region
- M41.07Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region
- M41.08Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
How long has M41.0 existed?
M41.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with M41.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with M41.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.