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ICD-10-CM Code for Scoliosis, unspecified M41.9

ICD-10 code M41.9 for Scoliosis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .

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Scoliosis, unspecified

M41

Includes: kyphoscoliosis

Excludes1: congenital scoliosis NOS (Q67.5)
congenital scoliosis due to bony malformation (Q76.3)
postural congenital scoliosis (Q67.5)
kyphoscoliotic heart disease (I27.1)

Excludes2: postprocedural scoliosis (M96.89)
postradiation scoliosis (M96.5)

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