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Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 1;37(10):860–874. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182376508
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