M43.2Non-billable (header)

Fusion of spine

Inclusion Terms

  • •Ankylosis of spinal joint

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •ankylosing spondylitis (M45.0-)
  • •congenital fusion of spine (Q76.4)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •arthrodesis status (Z98.1)
  • •pseudoarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis (M96.0)

Code Hierarchy

┌13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)├M40-M43Deforming dorsopathies (M40-M43)├M43Other deforming dorsopathies
└M43.2Fusion of spine

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