M41.5 — Other secondary scoliosis
Is M41.5 billable?
No — M41.5 is a non-billable header code. M41.5 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 7 billable codes beneath M41.5.
Billable codes under this header
- M41.50Other secondary scoliosis, site unspecified
- M41.52Other secondary scoliosis, cervical region
- M41.53Other secondary scoliosis, cervicothoracic region
- M41.54Other secondary scoliosis, thoracic region
- M41.55Other secondary scoliosis, thoracolumbar region
- M41.56Other secondary scoliosis, lumbar region
- M41.57Other secondary scoliosis, lumbosacral region
M41.5 at a glance
| Code | M41.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other secondary scoliosis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M41.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M41.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Scoliosis › degenerative (acquired) (postural)
Code first
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before M41.5. M41.5 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- underlying disease
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M41
The conditions below can never be reported together with M41.5 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 M41.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M41.5 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 M41.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M41.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M41.5? (7)
- M41.50Other secondary scoliosis, site unspecified
- M41.52Other secondary scoliosis, cervical region
- M41.53Other secondary scoliosis, cervicothoracic region
- M41.54Other secondary scoliosis, thoracic region
- M41.55Other secondary scoliosis, thoracolumbar region
- M41.56Other secondary scoliosis, lumbar region
- M41.57Other secondary scoliosis, lumbosacral region
How long has M41.5 existed?
M41.5 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.