M43.5X — Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
Is M43.5X billable?
No — M43.5X is a non-billable header code. M43.5X 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 M43.5X.
Billable codes under this header
- M43.5X2Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervical region
- M43.5X3Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervicothoracic region
- M43.5X4Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracic region
- M43.5X5Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracolumbar region
- M43.5X6Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, lumbar region
- M43.5X7Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, lumbosacral region
- M43.5X8Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M43.5X9Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, site unspecified
M43.5X at a glance
| Code | M43.5X |
|---|---|
| Description | Other recurrent vertebral dislocation |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M43.5X listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M43.5, the nearest indexed parent of M43.5X. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Dislocation › recurrent › vertebra (articular)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M43
The conditions below can never be reported together with M43.5X 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 spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (Q76.2)
- hemivertebra (Q76.3-Q76.4)
- Klippel-Feil syndrome (Q76.1)
- lumbarization and sacralization (Q76.4)
- platyspondylisis (Q76.4)
- spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
- spinal curvature in osteoporosis (M80.-)
- spinal curvature in Paget's disease of bone [osteitis deformans] (M88.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M43.5
The conditions below can never be reported together with M43.5X on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- biomechanical lesions NEC (M99.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M43.5X, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M43.5X 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)
What codes fall under M43.5X? (8)
- M43.5X2Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervical region
- M43.5X3Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, cervicothoracic region
- M43.5X4Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracic region
- M43.5X5Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, thoracolumbar region
- M43.5X6Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, lumbar region
- M43.5X7Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, lumbosacral region
- M43.5X8Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M43.5X9Other recurrent vertebral dislocation, site unspecified
How long has M43.5X existed?
M43.5X 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.