ICD-10 category · Chapter XIII · M40-M54
M40 Kyphosis and lordosis
67 codes under M40 in the South African Master Industry Table 2021, 60 valid for clinical use.
| Code | Description | Use | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| M40 | Kyphosis and lordosis | Heading only | — |
| M40.0 | Postural kyphosis | Heading only | — |
| M40.00 | Postural kyphosis, multiple sites in spine | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.01 | Postural kyphosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.02 | Postural kyphosis, cervical region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.03 | Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.04 | Postural kyphosis, thoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.05 | Postural kyphosis, thoracolumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.06 | Postural kyphosis, lumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.07 | Postural kyphosis, lumbosacral region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.08 | Postural kyphosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.09 | Postural kyphosis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.1 | Other secondary kyphosis | Heading only | — |
| M40.10 | Other secondary kyphosis, multiple sites in spine | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.11 | Other secondary kyphosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.12 | Other secondary kyphosis, cervical region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.13 | Other secondary kyphosis, cervicothoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.14 | Other secondary kyphosis, thoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.15 | Other secondary kyphosis, thoracolumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.16 | Other secondary kyphosis, lumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.17 | Other secondary kyphosis, lumbosacral region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.18 | Other secondary kyphosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.19 | Other secondary kyphosis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.2 | Other and unspecified kyphosis | Heading only | — |
| M40.20 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, multiple sites in spine | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.21 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.22 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, cervical region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.23 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, cervicothoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.24 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, thoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.25 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, thoracolumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.26 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, lumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.27 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, lumbosacral region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.28 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.29 | Other and unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.3 | Flatback syndrome | Heading only | — |
| M40.30 | Flatback syndrome, multiple sites in spine | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.31 | Flatback syndrome, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.32 | Flatback syndrome, cervical region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.33 | Flatback syndrome, cervicothoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.34 | Flatback syndrome, thoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.35 | Flatback syndrome, thoracolumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.36 | Flatback syndrome, lumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.37 | Flatback syndrome, lumbosacral region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.38 | Flatback syndrome, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.39 | Flatback syndrome, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.4 | Other lordosis | Heading only | — |
| M40.40 | Other lordosis, multiple sites in spine | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.41 | Other lordosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.42 | Other lordosis, cervical region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.43 | Other lordosis, cervicothoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.44 | Other lordosis, thoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.45 | Other lordosis, thoracolumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.46 | Other lordosis, lumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.47 | Other lordosis, lumbosacral region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.48 | Other lordosis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.49 | Other lordosis, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.5 | Lordosis, unspecified | Heading only | — |
| M40.50 | Lordosis, unspecified, multiple sites in spine | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.51 | Lordosis, unspecified, occipito-atlanto-axial region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.52 | Lordosis, unspecified, cervical region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.53 | Lordosis, unspecified, cervicothoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.54 | Lordosis, unspecified, thoracic region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.55 | Lordosis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.56 | Lordosis, unspecified, lumbar region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.57 | Lordosis, unspecified, lumbosacral region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.58 | Lordosis, unspecified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region | Valid · may be primary | — |
| M40.59 | Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified | Valid · may be primary | — |
Source and terms
Reproduced from the national table, unaltered.
The Department publishes the table for the industry to load. The ICD-10 Master Industry Table page
Codes and descriptions: ICD-10 Master Industry Table (MIT) 2021, published 16 March 2021 by the National Department of Health, Republic of South Africa. ® National Department of Health: all rights reserved. Reproduced for reference without alteration.
ICD-10 is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, © World Health Organization. The WHO ICD-10 descriptions appear as published in the MIT.
Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) and Chronic Disease List (CDL) markers: Council for Medical Schemes, PMB Coded List, as read by GreenNotes. Benefit decisions rest with each medical scheme.
Source file: ICD-10_MIT_2021_Excel_16-March_2021.xlsx. Found an error in a code or description? Write to help@greennotes.co.za.
This lookup is a reference to the published code table, not coding advice. Code assignment is the treating practitioner’s responsibility, following the South African ICD-10 Coding Standards and Guidelines and the WHO ICD-10 volumes. GreenNotes does not warrant that the table is complete or current.
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