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 |
| 724.4 | Thoracic/lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified |
| M54.14 | Radiculopathy, thoracic region |
| M54.15 | Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
|
M54.16 |
Radiculopathy, lumbar region |
|
M54.17 |
Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
|
M51.14 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region |
|
M51.15 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region |
|
M51.16 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region |
|
M51.17 |
Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
| 729.1 | Myalgia and myositis, unspecified |
|
| Multiple available diagnosis options under ICD-10. Documentation should note myalgia or fibromyalgia when known. With myositis, indicate the effected joint and laterality. Below are examples of available diagnoses: |
| M79.1 | Myalgia |
|
M79.7 |
Fibromyalgia |
|
M60.831 |
Other myositis, right forearm |
|
M60.832 |
Other myositis, left forearm |
| M60.841 |
Other myositis, right hand |
| M60.842 |
Other myositis, left hand |
| M60.871 |
Other myositis, right ankle and foot |
| M60.872 |
Other myositis, left ankle and foot |
| 729.2 | Neuralgia, neuritis, and radiculitis, unspecified |
|
|
Notation should include if radiculopathy site is: |
|
M54.10 |
unspecified |
|
M54.18 |
sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
|
M79.2 |
Neuralgia and neuritis of unspecified site |
| 724.8 | Other symptoms referable to back |
| M54.08 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
| M54.03 | Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region |
|
M54.04 |
Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region |
|
M54.05 |
Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region |
|
M54.06 |
Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region |
|
M54.07 |
Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region |
|
M54.09 | Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine |
| M62.830 |
Muscle spasm of back |
| 724.2 | Lumbago |
| M54.5 | Low back pain |
| 720.2 | Sacroiliitis not elsewhere classified |
| M46.1 | Sacroiliitis not elsewhere classified |
| 722.4 | Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc |
| M50.31 | Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region |
| M50.32 | Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region |
|
M50.33 |
Other cervical disc degeneration, cervicothoracic region |
|
M50.30 |
Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region |
| 719.46 | Pain in joint involving lower leg |
| M25.569 | Pain in unspecified knee |
| M25.561 | Pain in right knee |
|
M25.562 |
Pain in left knee |
| 723.4 | Brachial neuritis or radiculitis NOS |
|
| Important to document if radiculopathy is in: |
| M54.12 | cervical |
|
M54.13 |
cervicothoracic |
|
M54.11 |
occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| 401.9 | Unspecified essential hypertension |
|
| Specific types of hypertension should be noted. ICD-10 options include: |
| I15.1 | Hypertension secondary to other renal disorders |
|
I15.2 |
Hypertension secondary to endocrine disorders |
| I15.0 |
Reno vascular hypertension |
| O10 |
Pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium |
|
O11 |
Pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia |
|
I10 |
Essential (primary) hypertension |
| I15.9 |
Secondary hypertension, unspecified |
| I97.3 |
Postprocedural hypertension |
| K76.6 |
Portal hypertension |
| 715.96 | Osteoarthrosis unspecified whether generalized or localized involving lower leg |
| M17.5 | Other unilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee |
| M17.4 | Other bilateral secondary osteoarthritis of knee |
|
M17.32 |
Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, left knee |
|
M17.31 |
Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, right knee |
|
M17.30 |
Unilateral post-traumatic osteoarthritis, unspecified knee |
|
M17.9 |
Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified |
| 721.3 | Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy |
| M47.26 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbar region |
| M47.27 | Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
|
M47.28 |
Other spondylosis with radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
|
M47.816 |
Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbar region |
|
M47.818 |
Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
|
M47.896 |
Other spondylosis, lumbar region |
|
M47.897 |
Other spondylosis, lumbosacral region |
|
M47.898 |
Other spondylosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
|
M47.817 |
Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region |
| 715.90 | Osteoarthrosis unspecified whether generalized or localized involving unspecified site |
| M15.9 | Polyosteoarthritis, unspecified |
| M19.90 | Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site |
| 719.45 | Pain in joint involving pelvic region and thigh |
| M25.551 | Pain in right hip |
| M25.552 | Pain in left hip |
|
M25.559 |
Pain in unspecified hip |
| 338.18 | Other acute postoperative pain |
| G89.18 | Other acute post procedural pain |
| G89.11 | Acute pain due to trauma |
|
G89.12 |
Acute post-thoracotomy pain |
|
G89.1 |
Acute pain, not elsewhere classified |
| 356.9 | Unspecified idiopathic peripheral neuropathy |
|
| Notation should include specificity to document the type of idiopathic neuropathy if possible. Note if peripheral or progressive. |
| G60.3 | Idiopathic progressive neuropathy |
|
G60.9 |
Hereditary and idiopathic neuropathy, unspecified |
| 521.00 | Unspecified dental caries |
| K02.9 | Unspecified dental caries |
| 723.1 | Cervicalgia |
| M54.2 | Cervicalgia |
| 724.1 | Pain in thoracic spine |
| M54.6 | Pain in thoracic spine |
| 553.3 | Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene |
| K44.9 | Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene |
| 789.00 | Abdominal pain, unspecified site |
| R10.11 | Right upper quadrant pain |
| R10.12 | Left upper quadrant pain |
|
R10.31 |
Right lower quadrant pain |
|
R10.32 |
Left lower quadrant pain |
|
R10.33 |
Periumbilical pain |
|
R10.13 |
Epigastric pain |
|
R10.84 |
Generalized abdominal pain |
|
R10.10 |
Upper abdominal pain, unspecified |
|
R10.2 |
Pelvic and perineal pain |
|
R10.30 |
Lower abdominal pain, unspecified |
|
R10.9 |
Unspecified abdominal pain |
|
R10.0 |
Acute abdomen |
| 724.5 | Backache, unspecified |
|
| 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 |
|
M43.87 |
Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region |
|
M43.88 |
Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region |
| V27.0 | Mother with single liveborn |
| Z37.0 | Single live birth |
| 715.91 | Osteoarthrosis unspecified whether generalized or localized involving shoulder region |
| M19.211 | Secondary osteoarthritis, right shoulder |
|
M19.212 | Secondary osteoarthritis, left shoulder |
|
M19.219 |
Secondary osteoarthritis, unspecified shoulder |
| 535.50 | Unspecified gastritis and gastroduodenitis, without mention of hemorrhage |
|
| It is important to note if bleeding is present with gastritis or gastroduodenitis. It is also important to document either gastritis or gastroduodenitis. |
| K29.70 | Gastritis, unspecified, without bleeding |
|
K29.90 |
Gastroduodenitis, unspecified, without bleeding |
| 414.00 | Coronary atherosclerosis of unspecified type of vessel native or graft |
| I25.10 | Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris |
| 785.4 | Gangrene |
|
| Note presence of diabetes if applicable. Multiple codes, (not listed), are available if gangrene due to atherosclerosis of bypass graft. |
| E08.52 | Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic peripheral angiopathy with gangrene |
|
E09.52 |
Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic peripheral angiopathy with gangrene |
|
E10.52 |
Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic peripheral angiopathy with gangrene |
|
E11.52 |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic peripheral angiopathy with gangrene |
|
E13.52 |
Other specified diabetes mellitus with diabetic peripheral angiopathy with gangrene |
| 784.0 | Headache |
| G44.1 | Vascular headache |
| R51 | Headache |
| 722.83 | Post laminectomy syndrome of lumbar region |
| M96.1 | Post laminectomy syndrome of lumbar region |
| 722.51 | Degeneration of thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc |
| M51.34 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region |
| M51.35 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region |
| 723.0 | Spinal stenosis in cervical region |
| M48.02 | Spinal stenosis, cervical region |
| M48.01 | Spinal stenosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region |
| M48.03 |
Spinal stenosis, cervicothoracic region |
| 729.5 | Pain in limb |
|
| Document site of pain and note laterality when possible. Sites can be specific to hands, fingers, and regions of the leg. A sample of these codes is provided below. |
| M79.632 | Pain in left forearm |
|
M79.639 |
Pain in unspecified forearm |
|
M79.641 |
Pain in right hand |
|
M79.642 |
Pain in left hand |
|
M79.643 |
Pain in unspecified hand |
|
M79.644 |
Pain in right finger(s) |
|
M79.645 |
Pain in left finger(s) |
|
M79.646 |
Pain in unspecified finger(s) |
|
M79.651 |
Pain in right thigh |
|
M79.652 |
Pain in left thigh |
| 443.9 | Peripheral vascular disease unspecified |
| I73.9 | Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified |
| 724.02 | Spinal stenosis, lumbar region, without neurogenic claudication |
| M48.07 | Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region |
| M99.23 | Subluxation stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
|
M99.33 |
Osseous stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
|
M99.43 | Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
|
M99.53 |
Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region |
|
M99.63 |
Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar region |
|
M99.73 |
Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar region |
| M48.06 |
Spinal stenosis, lumbar region |
| 493.90 | Asthma, unspecified type |
|
| Should document whether exacerbation or status asthmaticus. As well as severity Mild, Moderate, or Severe uncomplicated asthma. |
| J45.901 | Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation |
|
J45.902 |
Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus |
|
J45.909 |
Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated |
|
J45.998 |
Other asthma |
| 285.9 | Anemia unspecified |
|
| Document cause of anemia, (i.e. whether it is aplastic, related to chronic disease, post hemorrhagic, nutritional/iron deficiency, or acquired hemolytic). Diagnosis choices under ICD-10 include: |
| D64.81 | Anemia due to antineoplastic chemotherapy |
|
D63.0 |
Anemia in neoplastic disease |
|
D64.0 |
Hereditary sideroblastic anemia |
|
D64.2 |
Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to drugs and toxins |
|
D61.810 |
Antineoplastic chemotherapy induced pancytopenia |
|
D61.1 |
Drug-induced aplastic anemia |
| D61.3 |
Idiopathic aplastic anemia |
| D63.1 |
Anemia in chronic kidney disease |
| D62 |
Acute posthemorrhagic anemia |
| D50.9 |
Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified |
| D55.3 |
Anemia due to disorders of nucleotide metabolism |
| 174.9 | Malignant neoplasm of breast (female) unspecified site |
| C50.911 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast |
| C50.912 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast |
|
C50.919 |
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of unspecified female breast |
| 346.90 | Migraine, unspecified, without mention of intractable migraine without mention of status migrainous |
|
|
Important to note if intractable or with or without status migrainous. ICD-10 options include: |
| G43.909 | Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus |
| G43.919 | Migraine, unspecified, intractable, without status migrainosus |
|
G43.901 |
Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, with status migrainosus |