The codes in these crosswalks were selected based on the most commonly used ICD-9 codes according to historical MedStar Health coding data and from professional coding associations, and are ordered by frequency of use.
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| Code | Description (ICD-9 codes are in blue) |
|---|---|
| 722.52 | Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc |
| M51.36 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region |
| M51.37 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region |
| 724.02 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region, without neurogenic claudication |
| M48.06 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region |
| M48.07 | Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region |
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M99.23 |
Subluxation stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
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M99.33 |
Osseous stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
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M99.43 |
Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
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M99.53 |
Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
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M99.63 |
Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar region |
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M99.73 |
Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar region |
| 724.4 | Thoracic/lumbosacral neuritis |
| M54.14 | Radiculopathy, thoracic region |
| M54.15 | Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
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M54.16 |
Radiculopathy, lumbar region |
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M54.17 |
Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
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M51.14 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region |
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M51.15 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
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M51.16 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region |
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M51.17 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
| 723.4 | Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS |
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| Important to document if radiculopathy is in cervical (M54.12), cervicothoracic (M54.13), or occipito-atlanto-axial region (M54.11). |
| 431 | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| I61.0 | Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical |
| I61.1 | Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical |
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I61.2 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, unspecified |
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I61.3 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stem |
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I61.4 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellum |
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I61.5 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular |
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I61.6 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized |
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When the bleeding source is indiscernible or other area, codes include: |
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I61.9 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified |
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I61.8 |
Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage |
| 722.10 | Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy |
| M51.26 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region |
| M51.27 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region |
| 756.12 | Spondylolisthesis congenital |
| Q76.2 | Congenital spondylolisthesis |
| 724.5 | Backache, unspecified |
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| Must detail if other (M54.89) or unspecified (M54.9) dorsalgia. If detail of region and other disorders are available then they must be noted. |
| F45.42 | Pain disorder with related psychological factors |
| M43.27 |
Fusion of spine, lumbosacral region |
| M43.28 |
Fusion of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
| M53.2X7 |
Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region |
| M53.87 |
Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region |
| M53.88 |
Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
| 721.0 | Cervical spondylosis without myelopathy |
| M47.812 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region |
| M47.21 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
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M47.22 |
Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervical region |
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M47.23 |
Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region |
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M47.811 |
Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
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M47.813 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region |
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M47.891 |
Other spondylosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
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M47.892 |
Other spondylosis, cervical region |
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M47.893 |
Other spondylosis, cervicothoracic region |
| 722.91 | Other and unspecified disc disorder of cervical region |
| M46.41 | Discitis, unspecified, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M46.42 | Discitis, unspecified, cervical region |
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M46.43 |
Discitis, unspecified, cervicothoracic region |
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M50.10 | Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region |
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M50.11 |
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region |
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M50.12 |
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region |
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M50.13 |
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region |
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M50.81 |
Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical region |
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M50.82 |
Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region |
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M50.83 |
Other cervical disc disorders, cervicothoracic region |
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M50.91 |
Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, high cervical region |
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M50.92 |
Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, mid-cervical region |
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M50.93 |
Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, cervicothoracic region |
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M50.80 | Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical region |
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M50.90 |
Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, unspecified cervical region |
| 721.1 | Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy |
| M47.12 | Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region |
| M47.011 | Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
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M47.012 |
Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region |
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M47.013 |
Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region |
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M47.019 |
Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, site unspecified |
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M47.021 |
Vertebral artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
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M47.022 |
Vertebral artery compression syndromes, cervical region |
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M47.029 |
Vertebral artery compression syndromes, site unspecified |
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M47.11 |
Other spondylosis with myelopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
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M47.13 |
Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region |
| 723.0 | Spinal stenosis in cervical region |
| M48.01 | Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M48.02 | Spinal stenosis, cervical region |
| M48.03 | Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region |
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M99.20 |
Subluxation stenosis of neural canal of head region |
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M99.21 |
Subluxation stenosis of neural canal of cervical region |
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M99.30 |
Osseous stenosis of neural canal of head region |
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M99.31 |
Osseous stenosis of neural canal of cervical region |
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M99.40 |
Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of head region |
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M99.41 |
Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of cervical region |
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M99.50 |
Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of head region |
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M99.51 |
Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of cervical region |
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M99.60 |
Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina of head region |
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M99.61 |
Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina of cervical region |
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M99.70 |
Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of head region |
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M99.71 |
Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of cervical region |
| 723.1 | Cervicalgia |
| M54.2 | Cervicalgia |
| 721.3 | Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy |
| M47.817 | Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
| 722.71 | Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy cervical region |
| M50.01 | Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region |
| M50.02 | Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region |
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M50.03 |
Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region |
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M50.00 | Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region |
| 724.2 | Lumbago |
| M54.5 | Lumbago |
| 331.4 | Obstructive hydrocephalus |
| G91.3 | Post-traumatic hydrocephalus, unspecified |
| G91.8 | Other hydrocephalus |
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G91.9 |
Hydrocephalus, unspecified |
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G91.1 |
Obstructive hydrocephalus |
| 738.4 | Acquired spondylolisthesis |
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It is important to document if spondylosis or spondylolisthesis and specific site if available. A sample of available codes is below. |
| M43.07 | Spondylosis, lumbosacral region |
| M43.08 | Spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
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M43.09 |
Spondylosis, multiple sites in spine |
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M43.11 |
Spondylolisthesis, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| 225.2 | Benign neoplasm of cerebral meninges |
| D32.0 | Benign neoplasm of cerebral meninges |
| D32.1 | Benign neoplasm of spinal meninges |
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D32.9 |
Benign neoplasm of meninges, unspecified |
| 227.3 | Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland and craniopharyngeal duct |
| D35.2 | Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland |
| D35.3 | Benign neoplasm of craniopharyngeal duct |
| 437.3 | Cerebral aneurysm nonruptured |
| I67.1 | Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured |
| 430 | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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Under ICD-10, 16 specific codes are available to specify the leaking artery. Examples include the following: |
| I60.00 | Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified carotid siphon and bifurcation |
| I60.01 | Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from right carotid siphon and bifurcation |
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I60.02 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from left carotid siphon and bifurcation |
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I60.10 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified middle cerebral artery |
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I60.11 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from right middle cerebral artery |
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I60.12 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from left middle cerebral artery |
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I60.20 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified anterior communicating artery |
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I60.21 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from right anterior communicating artery |
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I60.22 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from left anterior communicating artery |
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When the source of the hemorrhage is not discernible, code choices are: |
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I60.6 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from other intracranial arteries |
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I60.7 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified intracranial artery |
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I60.8 |
Other nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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I60.9 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified |
| 722.83 | Postlaminectomy syndrome of lumbar region |
| M96.1 | Postlaminectomy syndrome of lumbar region |
| 747.81 | Congenital anomalies of cerebrovascular system |
| Q28.2 | Arteriovenous malformation of cerebral vessels |
| Q28.3 | Other malformations of cerebral vessels |
| 198.3 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain and spinal cord |
| C79.31 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain |
| C79.32 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges |
| 225.0 | Benign neoplasm of brain |
| D33.0 | Benign neoplasm of brain, supratentorial |
| D33.1 | Benign neoplasm of brain, infratentorial |
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D33.2 |
Benign neoplasm of brain, unspecified |
| 722.0 | Displacement of cervical intervertebral disc without myelopathy |
| M50.21 | Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region |
| M50.22 | Other cervical disc displacement, mid-cervical region |
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M50.23 |
Other cervical disc displacement, cervicothoracic region |
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M50.20 |
Other cervical disc displacement, unspecified cervical region |
| 737.30 | Scoliosis (and kyphoscoliosis) idiopathic |
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| The type and region of scoliosis should always be documented if known. |
| M41.119 | Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified |
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M41.122 |
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region |
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M41.123 |
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region |
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M41.124 |
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region |
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M41.125 |
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region |
| 332.0 | Paralysis agitans |
| G20.0 | Parkinson's disease |
| G21.4 | Vascular parkinsonism |
| 723.8 | Other syndromes affecting cervical region |
| M53.81 | Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M53.83 | Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region |
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M54.81 |
Occipital neuralgia |
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M53.82 |
Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region |
| 722.93 | Other and unspecified disc disorder, lumbar region |
| M46.47 | Discitis, unspecified, lumbosacral region |
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M46.46 |
Discitis, unspecified, lumbar region |
| M51.86 | Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region |
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M51.87 |
Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region |
| 432.1 | Subdural hemorrhage |
| I62.01 | Nontraumatic acute subdural hemorrhage |
| I62.02 | Nontraumatic sub acute subdural hemorrhage |
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I62.03 |
Nontraumatic chronic subdural hemorrhage |
| 784.0 | Headache |
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| Important to note if headache is vascular (G44.1) in nature or not (R51). |
| 741.00 | Spina bifida with hydrocephalus, unspecified region |
| Q05.4 | Unspecified spina bifida with hydrocephalus |
| Q07.02 | Arnold-Chiari syndrome with hydrocephalus |
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Q07.03 |
Arnold-Chiari syndrome with spina bifida and hydrocephalus |
| 348.4 | Compression of brain |
| G93.5 | Compression of brain |
| 722.11 | Displacement of thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy |
| M51.24 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region |
| M51.25 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region |
| 805.18 | Open fracture of multiple cervical vertebrae |
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| One match present under ICD-10. Multiple codes exist to identify specific fracture sites: |
| S12.9XXA | Fracture of neck, unspecified, initial encounter |
| 722.70 | Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy unspecified region |
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| Exact match under ICD-10. Specific codes are available to note region of disc disorder: |
| M51.9 | Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder |
| 198.5 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow |
| C79.51 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone |
| C79.52 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone marrow |