M41.4 — Neuromuscular scoliosis

Not billable

Is M41.4 billable?

No — M41.4 is a non-billable header code. M41.4 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 M41.4.

Billable codes under this header

M41.4 at a glance

Code	M41.4
Description	Neuromuscular scoliosis
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether M41.4 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

underlying condition

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M41.4.

Scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy, Friedreich's ataxia, poliomyelitis and other neuromuscular disorders

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M41

The conditions below can never be reported together with M41.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

congenital scoliosis NOS (Q67.5)
congenital scoliosis due to bony malformation (Q76.3)
postural congenital scoliosis (Q67.5)
kyphoscoliotic heart disease (I27.1)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M41.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M41.4 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 M41.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M41.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.

postprocedural scoliosis (M96.89)
postradiation scoliosis (M96.5)

What codes fall under M41.4? (8)

How long has M41.4 existed?

M41.4 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.