Table 4.
Count of patients identified by codes that are not specific to spinal segment
| ICD-9 # | Segment not specific 2009 ICD-9 Code Descriptions |
Cherkin & Deyo ‘92 | HCUP Back | HCUP Sprains & Strains | Martin08 Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307.89 | Psychogenic back pain | 14,407 | |||
| 720 | Ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammatory spondylopathies | ||||
| 720 | Ankylosing spondylitis | 8,260 | |||
| 720.8 | Other inflammatory spondylopathies | ||||
| 720.81 | Other inflammatory spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere | 296 | |||
| 720.89 | Other inflammatory spondylopathies - other | 243 | |||
| 720.9 | Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy | 1,127 | |||
| 721 | Spondylosis and allied disorders | ||||
| 721.5 | Spondylosis and allied disorders - Kissing Spine | 60 | |||
| 721.6 | Spondylosis and allied disorders - Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis | 433 | |||
| 721.7 | Traumatic spondylopathy | 245 | |||
| 721.8 | Other allied disorders of the spine | 4,645 | |||
| 721.9 | Spondylosis of unspecified site without mention of myelopathy | 36,692 | |||
| 721.9 | Spondylosis of unspecified site | ||||
| 721.91 | Spondylosis of unspecified site with myelopathy | 331 | |||
| 722 | Intervertebral disc disorders | ||||
| 722.2 | Displacement of intervertebral disc, site unspecified, w/o myelopathy | 12,003 | |||
| 722.3 | Schmorl’s nodes-unspecified region | 51 | |||
| 722.3 | Schmorl’s nodes | 27 | |||
| 722.39 | Schmorl’s nodes-other | 20 | |||
| 722.6 | Degeneration of intervertebral disc site unspecified | 57,671 | |||
| 722.7 | Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy-unspecified region | 191 | |||
| 722.7 | Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy | ||||
| 722.8 | Postlaminectomy syndrome-unspecified region | 520 | |||
| 722.8 | Postlaminectomy syndrome | ||||
| 722.9 | Other and unspecified disc disorder-unspecified region | 5,011 | |||
| 722.9 | Other and unspecified disc disorder site unspecified | ||||
| 724 | Other and unspecified disorder of back | ||||
| 737 | Curvature of the spine | ||||
| 737.12 | Kyphosis, postlaminectomy | 10 | |||
| 737.19 | Kyphosis acquired-other | 959 | |||
| 737.3 | Scoliosis [and kyphoscoliosis], idiopathic | 13,900 | |||
| 737.3 | Kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis | ||||
| 737.31 | Resolving infantile idiopathic scoliosis | 11 | |||
| 737.32 | Progressive infantile idiopathic scoliosis | 2 | |||
| 737.33 | Scoliosis due to radiation | 4 | |||
| 737.39 | Other kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis | 1,633 | |||
| 737.4 | Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions | ||||
| 737.4 | Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions, unspecified | 80 | |||
| 737.43 | Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions, Scoliosis | 362 | |||
| 737.8 | Other curvatures of the spine | 96 | |||
| 737.9 | Unspecified curvature of the spine | 368 | |||
| 738.5 | Other acquired deformity of the back or spine | 609 | |||
| 756.1 | Anomaly of spine, unspecified | ||||
| 756.12 | Spondylolisthesis | 3,951 | |||
| 756.13 | Congenital anomalies of the spine - absence of a vertebra | 11 | |||
| 756.14 | Congenital anomalies of the spine - hemivertebra | 4 | |||
| 756.15 | Congenital anomalies of the spine - congenital fusion of the vertebrae | 290 | |||
| 756.16 | Congenital anomalies of the spine - Klippel-feil | 26 | |||
| 756.17 | Congenital anomalies of the spine - spina bifida occulta | 489 | |||
| 756.18 | Congenital anomalies of the spine | ||||
| 756.19 | Congenital anomalies of the spine - other | 883 | |||
| 805 | Fracture of vertebral column without mention of spinal cord injury | ||||
| 805.8 | Vertebral fractures, unspecified closed, without mention of spinal cord injury | 4,382 | |||
| 805.9 | Vertebral fractures, unspecified open, without mention of spinal cord injury | 23 | |||
| 806 | Fracture of vertebral column with spinal cord injury | ||||
| 806.8 | Vertebral fractures, unspecified closed with spinal cord injury | 116 | |||
| 806.9 | Vertebral fractures, unspecified open with spinal cord injury | 20 | |||
| 839.4–839.49 | Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations, other vertebra, closed | 202 | |||
| 839.5–839.59 | Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations, other vertebra, open | 1 | |||
| 847 | Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back | ||||
| 847.9 | Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-unspecified | 41,151 | |||
| 996.4 | Mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant and graft | 5,405 | |||
| Unique Individuals* | 204,357 | 1,686 | 0 | 11,178 |
*
Not a column sum