Body part	ICD-9 # or E-code	2009 ICD-9 Code Descriptions	Cherkin & Deyo ‘92 Inpt Hosp for LBP NHDS	HCUP Back	HCUP Sprains & Strains	Martin ‘08 Back and neck MEPS data	Taylor ‘98 Inpt for Back and neck Washingto n and Ontario	Einstadter ‘93 Inpt Neck Surgery Washington	Angevine ‘03 Inpt Neck Surgery NHDS
C	721.0	Cervical spondylosis without myelopathy	EXCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	721.1	Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy	EXCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	722.0	Displacement of cervical intervertebral disc without myelopathy		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	722.4	Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	722.71	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy-cervical region		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	722.81	Postlaminectomy syndrome-cervical region		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	722.91	Other and unspecified disc disorder-cervical region		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.0	Spinal stenosis of cervical region		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723	Other disorders of the cervical region				INCL
C	723.1	Cervicalgia		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.2	Cervico-cranial syndrome		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.3	Cervicobrachial syndrome (diffuse)		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.4	Brachial neuritis or radiculitis		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.5	Torticollis, unspecified		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.6	Panniculitis specified as affecting neck		INCL		INCL	INCL
C	723.7	Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament in cervical region		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.8	Other syndromes affecting cervical region		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	723.9	Unspecified musculoskeletal disorders and symptoms referable to neck		INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
C	738.2	Acquired deformity of the neck					INCL	INCL
C	739.1	Non allopathic lesions cervical					INCL	INCL
C	756.2	Congenital Anomalies of the Spine - cervical rib						EXCL
C	784.0	Headache
C	805.0	Closed cervical vertebral fractures without mention of spinal cord injury				INCL	EXCL
C	805.1	Cervical fracture, open, without mention of spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
C	806.0	Cervical fracture, closed with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
C	806.1	Cervical fracture, open with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
C	839.0	Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations cervical vertebra, closed	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
C	839.1	Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations cervical vertebra, open	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
C	847.0	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-neck			INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
T	721.2	Thoracic spondylosis without myelopathy	EXCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
T	721.41	Thoracic spondylosis with myelopathy		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	722.11	Displacement thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	722.31	Schmorl’s nodes-thoracic region		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	722.72	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy-thoracic region		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	722.82	Postlaminectomy syndrome-thoracic region		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	722.92	Other and unspecified disc disorder-thoracic region		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	724.01	Spinal stenosis, other than cervical-thoracic region		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	724.1	Pain in thoracic spine		INCL		INCL	INCL
T	737.0	Adolescent postural kyphosis				INCL
T	737.10	Kyphosis (acquired)(postural)	INCL			INCL	INCL
T	737.1	Kyphosis acquired				INCL
T	737.11	Kyphosis due to radiation				INCL
T	737.34	Thoracogenic scoliosis				INCL
T	737.41	Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions, kyphosis				INCL
T	739.2	Non allopathic lesions, thoracic
T	805.2	Thoracic fracture, closed, without mention of spinal cord injury				INCL	EXCL
T	805.3	Thoracic fracture, open, without mention of spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
T	806.2	Thoracic fracture, closed with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
T	806.3	Thoracic fracture, open with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
T	847.1	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-thoracic			INCL	INCL
TL	721.4	Thoracic or lumbar spondylosis with myelopathy				INCL	INCL
TL	722.1	Displacement of thoracic or lumbar inter-vertebral disc w/o myelopathy	INCL			INCL	INCL
TL	722.5	Degeneration of thoracic or lumbar intervertebral disc				INCL
TL	722.51	Degeneration of thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc		INCL		INCL	INCL
TL	724.00	Spinal stenosis - unspecified region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
TL	724.0	Spinal stenosis, other than cervical				INCL
TL	724.09	Spinal stenosis, other than cervical-other	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
TL	724.4	Thoracic or lumosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
TL	724.5	Backache, unspecified	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
TL	839.2	Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations thoracic and lumbar vertebra, closed	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
TL	839.3	Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations thoracic and lumbar vertebra, open	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
L	721.42	Lumbar spondylosis w/o myelopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	722.10	Displacement of lumbar inter-vertebral disc w/o myelopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	722.32	Schmorl’s nodes lumbar region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	722.73	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, lumbar region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	722.83	Postlaminectomy syndrome lumbar region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	722.93	Other and unspecified disc disorder, lumbar region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	724.02	Spinal stenosis, other than cervical-lumbar region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	724.2	Lumbago, low back pain, low back syndrome	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	724.3	Sciatica	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
L	737.2	Lordosis (acquired)				INCL
L	737.2	Lordosis (acquired)(postural)				INCL
L	737.21	Lordosis, postlaminectomy				INCL
L	737.22	Other post surgical lordosis				INCL
L	737.29	Lordosis acquired other				INCL
L	737.42	Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions, Lordosis				INCL
L	738.4	Acquired spondylolisthesis	INCL				INCL	INCL
L	739.3	Nonallopathic lesions, lumbar region	INCL				INCL
L	805.4	Lumbar fracture, closed, without mention of spinal cord injury	INCL			INCL	EXCL
L	805.5	Lumbar fracture, open, without mention of spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
L	806.4	Lumbar fracture, closed with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
L	806.5	Lumbar fracture, open with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
L	847.2	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-lumbar	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
LS	721.3	Lumbosacral spondylosis w/o myelopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
LS	722.52	Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
LS	724.8	Other symptoms referable to back	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
LS	724.9	Other unspecified back disorders	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
LS	756.11	Spondylolysis, lumbosacral region	INCL				INCL
LS	846.0	Sprains and strains - lumbosacral (joint) (ligament)	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
S	720.1	Spinal enthesopathy	EXCL	INCL		INCL	EXCL	EXCL
S	720.2	Sacroilitis, not elsewhere classified	EXCL	INCL		INCL	EXCL	EXCL
S	724.6	Disorders of sacrum	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
S	739.4	Nonallopathic lesions, sacral region	INCL				INCL
S	846	Sprains and strains of sacroiliac region				INCL
S	846.1	Sprains and strains - Sacroiliac ligament	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
S	846.2	Sprains and strains - acrospinatus (ligament)	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
S	846.3	Sprains and strains - sacrotuberous (ligament)	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
S	846.8	Sprains and strains - other specified sites of sascroiliac region	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
S	846.9	Sprains and strains - unspecified site of sacroiliac region	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
S	847.3	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-sacrum	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
SCX	805.6	Sacrum and coccyx fracture, closed, without mention of spinal cord injury				INCL	EXCL
SCX	805.7	Sacrum and coccyx fracture, open, without mention of spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
SCX	806.6	Sacrum and coccyx fracture, closed with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
SCX	806.7	Sacrum and coccyx fracture, open with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
CX	724.70	Unspecified disorder of coccyx		INCL		INCL
CX	724.7	Disorders of the coccyx				INCL
CX	724.71	Hypermobility of coccyx		INCL		INCL
CX	724.79	Disorders of coccyx-other		INCL		INCL
CX	847.4	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-coccyx			INCL	INCL
	307.89	Psychogenic back pain	INCL				INCL
	720	Ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammatory spondylopathies	EXCL			INCL	EXCL	EXCL
	720.0	Ankylosing spondylitis	EXCL			INCL	EXCL	EXCL
	720.8	Other inflammatory spondylopathies	EXCL			INCL	EXCL	EXCL
	720.81	Other inflammatory spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere	EXCL	INCL		INCL	EXCL	EXCL
	720.89	Other inflammatory spondylopathies - other	EXCL	INCL		INCL	EXCL	EXCL
	720.9	Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy	EXCL	INCL		INCL	EXCL	EXCL
	721	Spondylosis and allied disorders				INCL
	721.5	Spondylosis and allied disorders - Kissing Spine	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
	721.6	Spondylosis and allied disorders - Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
	721.7	Traumatic spondylopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
	721.8	Other allied disorders of the spine	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
	721.90	Spondylosis of unspecified site without mention of myelopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
	721.9	Spondylosis of unspecified site				INCL
	721.91	Spondylosis of unspecified site with myelopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
	722	Intervertebral disc disorders				INCL
	722.2	Displacement of intervertebral disc, site unspecified, w/o myelopathy	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
	722.30	Schmorl’s nodes-unspecified region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
	722.3	Schmorl’s nodes				INCL
	722.39	Schmorl’s nodes-other		INCL		INCL	INCL
	722.6	Degeneration of intervertebral disc site unspecified	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
	722.70	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy-unspecified region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
	722.7	Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy				INCL
	722.80	Postlaminectomy syndrome-unspecified region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL
	722.8	Postlaminectomy syndrome				INCL	INCL	INCL
	722.90	Other and unspecified disc disorder-unspecified region	INCL	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL
	722.9	Other and unspecified disc disorder site unspecified				INCL
	724	Other and unspecified disorder of back				INCL
	737	Curvature of the spine - excludes congenital				INCL
	737.12	Kyphosis, postlaminectomy				INCL
	737.19	Kyphosis acquired-other				INCL
	737.30	Scoliosis [and kyphoscoliosis], idiopathic	INCL			INCL	INCL
	737.3	Kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis				INCL
	737.31	Resolving infantile idiopathic scoliosis				INCL
	737.32	Progressive infantile idiopathic scoliosis				INCL
	737.33	Scoliosis due to radiation				INCL
	737.39	Other kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis				INCL
	737.4	Curvature of the spine with other conditions				INCL
	737.40	Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions, unspecified				INCL
	737.43	Curvature of the spine associated with other conditions, Scoliosis				INCL
	737.8	Other curvatures of the spine				INCL
	737.9	Unspecified curvature of the spine				INCL
	738.5	Other acquired deformity of the back or spine	INCL				INCL
	756.10	Anomaly of spine, unspecified	INCL				INCL
	756.12	Spondylolisthesis	INCL				INCL
	756.13	Congenital anomalies of the spine - absence of a vertebra	INCL				INCL
	756.14	Congenital anomalies of the spine - hemivertebra	INCL				INCL
	756.15	Congenital anomalies of the spine - congenital fusion of the vertebrae	INCL				INCL
	756.16	Congenital anomalies of the spine - Klippel-feil	INCL				INCL
	756.17	Congenital anomalies of the spine - spina bifida occulta	INCL				INCL
	756.18	Congenital anomalies of the spine	INCL				INCL
	756.19	Congenital anomalies of the spine - other	INCL				INCL
	805	Fracture of vertebral column without mention of spinal cord injury				INCL	EXCL
	805.8	Vertebral fractures, unspecified closed, without mention of spinal cord injury	INCL			INCL	EXCL
	805.9	Vertebral fractures, unspecified copen, without mention of spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
	806	Fracture of vertebral column with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
	806.8	Vertebral fractures, unspecified closed with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
	806.9	Vertebral fractures, unspecified open with spinal cord injury	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
	839.4	Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations, closed - other	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
	839.5	Other, multiple, and ill-defined vertebral dislocations, open - other	EXCL			INCL	EXCL
	847	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back				INCL
	847.9	Sprains and strains of other and unspecified parts of back-unspecified	INCL		INCL	INCL	INCL	INCL
	996.4	Mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant and graft	INCL				INCL
	03.2 – 03.29	Chordotomy (procedure)	EXCL
	140–239.99	Neoplasms	EXCL				EXCL	EXCL
	630–676.9	Pregnancy	EXCL				EXCL	EXCL
	730.730.99	Osteomyelitis, periostitis, and other infections involving bone	EXCL				EXCL	EXCL
	E800–E849.9	Transportation Accidents	EXCL					EXCL