ICD-10 Code for Scoliosis
Also indexed as (acquired) (postural)
The ICD-10-CM code for scoliosis is M41.9 — Scoliosis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for scoliosis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
BillableUnspecified
M41.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which scoliosis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 73 codes under Scoliosis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| congenital | Q67.5 | Congenital deformity of spine | |
| degenerative | M41.5 | Other secondary scoliosis | not billable |
| idiopathic | M41.20 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| neuromuscular | M41.40 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| postprocedural | M96.89 | Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system | |
| postradiation therapy | M96.5 | Postradiation scoliosis | |
| rachitic | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| sciatic | M54.4 | Lumbago with sciatica | not billable |
| secondaryNEC | M41.50 | Other secondary scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| specified form NEC | M41.80 | Other forms of scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| thoracogenic | M41.30 | Thoracogenic scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| tuberculous | A18.01 | Tuberculosis of spine |
Scoliosis congenital
Scoliosis idiopathic
| adolescent | M41.129 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| cervical region | M41.22 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M41.23 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| infantile | M41.00 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| juvenile | M41.119 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified | |
| lumbar region | M41.26 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M41.27 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| thoracic region | M41.24 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M41.25 | Other idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region | |
| adolescent › cervical region | M41.122 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region | |
| adolescent › cervicothoracic region | M41.123 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| adolescent › lumbar region | M41.126 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| adolescent › lumbosacral region | M41.127 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| adolescent › thoracic region | M41.124 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| adolescent › thoracolumbar region | M41.125 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region | |
| infantile › cervical region | M41.02 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region | |
| infantile › cervicothoracic region | M41.03 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| infantile › lumbar region | M41.06 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| infantile › lumbosacral region | M41.07 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| infantile › sacrococcygeal region | M41.08 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | |
| infantile › thoracic region | M41.04 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| infantile › thoracolumbar region | M41.05 | Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region | |
| juvenile › cervical region | M41.112 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region | |
| juvenile › cervicothoracic region | M41.113 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| juvenile › lumbar region | M41.116 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| juvenile › lumbosacral region | M41.117 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| juvenile › thoracic region | M41.114 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| juvenile › thoracolumbar region | M41.115 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region |
Scoliosis neuromuscular
| cervical region | M41.42 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M41.43 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| lumbar region | M41.46 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M41.47 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| occipito-atlanto-axial region | M41.41 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | |
| thoracic region | M41.44 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M41.45 | Neuromuscular scoliosis, thoracolumbar region |
Scoliosis rachitic
| cervical region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| cervicothoracic region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| lumbar region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| lumbosacral region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| multiple sites | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| occipito-atlanto-axial region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| sacrococcygeal region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| thoracic region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets | |
| thoracolumbar region | E64.3 | Sequelae of rickets |
Scoliosis secondaryNEC
| cervical region | M41.52 | Other secondary scoliosis, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M41.53 | Other secondary scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| lumbar region | M41.56 | Other secondary scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M41.57 | Other secondary scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| thoracic region | M41.54 | Other secondary scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M41.55 | Other secondary scoliosis, thoracolumbar region |
Scoliosis specified form NEC
| cervical region | M41.82 | Other forms of scoliosis, cervical region | |
| cervicothoracic region | M41.83 | Other forms of scoliosis, cervicothoracic region | |
| lumbar region | M41.86 | Other forms of scoliosis, lumbar region | |
| lumbosacral region | M41.87 | Other forms of scoliosis, lumbosacral region | |
| thoracic region | M41.84 | Other forms of scoliosis, thoracic region | |
| thoracolumbar region | M41.85 | Other forms of scoliosis, thoracolumbar region |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources