DORSOPATHIES (720-724)

Ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammatory spondylopathies
Spondylosis and allied disorders
Intervertebral disc disorders
Other disorders of cervical region
Other and unspecified disorders of back

Excludes: curvature of spine (737.0-737.9)
osteochondrosis of spine (juvenile) (732.0) adult (732.8)

720 Ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammatory spondylopathies


720.0 Ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatioid arthritis of spine NOS
Spondylitis:
Marie-Strümpell
rheumatoid

720.1 Spinal enthesopathy

Disorder of peripheral ligamentous or muscular attachments of spine
Romanus lesion

720.2 Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified

Inflammation of sacroiliac joint NOS

720.8 Other inflammatory spondylopathies

720.81 Inflammatory spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
Code first underlying disease, as:
tuberculosis (015.0)
720.89 Other

720.9 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy

Spondylitis NOS

721 Spondylosis and allied disorders


721.0 Cervical spondylosis without myelopathy

Cervical or cervicodorsal:
arthritis
osteoarthritis
spondylarthritis

721.1 Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy

Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome
Spondylogenic compression of cervical spinal cord
Vertebral artery compression syndrome

721.2 Thoracic spondylosis without myelopathy

Thoracic:
arthritis
osteoarthritis
spondylarthritis

721.3 Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy

Lumbar or lumbosacral:
arthritis
osteoarthritis
spondylarthritis

721.4 Thoracic or lumbar spondylosis with myelopathy

721.41 Thoracic region
Spondylogenic compression of thoracic spinal cord
721.42 Lumbar region
Spondylogenic compression of lumbar spinal cord

721.5 Kissing spine

Baastrup's syndrome

721.6 Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis

721.7 Traumatic spondylopathy

Kümmell's disease or spondylitis

721.8 Other allied disorders of spine

721.9 Spondylosis of unspecified site

721.90 Without mention of myelopathy
Spinal:
arthritis (deformans) (degenerative) (hypertrophic)
osteoarthritis NOS
Spondylarthrosis NOS
721.91 With myelopathy
Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord NOS

722 Intervertebral disc disorders


722.0 Displacement of cervical intervertebral disc without myelopathy

Neuritis (brachial) or radiculitis due to displacement or rupture of cervical intervertebral disc
Any condition classifiable to 722.2 of the cervical or cervicothoracic intervertebral disc

722.1 Displacement of thoracic or lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy

722.10 Lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy
Lumbago or sciatica due to displacement of intervertebral disc
Neuritis or radiculitis due to displacement or rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc
Any condition classifiable to 722.2 of the lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc
722.11 Thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy
Any condition classifiable to 722.2 of thoracic intervertebral disc

722.2 Displacement of intervertebral disc, site unspecified, without myelopathy

Discogenic syndrome NOS
Herniation of nucleus pulposus NOS
Intervertebral disc NOS:
extrusion
prolapse
protrusion
rupture
Neuritis or radiculitis due to displacement or rupture of intervertebral disc

722.3 Schmorl's nodes

722.30 Unspecified region
722.31 Thoracic region
722.32 Lumbar region
722.39 Other

722.4 Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc

Degeneration of cervicothoracic intervertebral disc

722.5 Degeneration of thoracic or lumbar intervertebral disc

722.51 Thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc
722.52 Lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc

722.6 Degeneration of intervertebral disc, site unspecified

Degenerative disc disease NOS
Narrowing of intervertebral disc or space NOS

722.7 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy

722.70 Unspecified region
722.71 Cervical region
722.72 Thoracic region
722.73 Lumbar region

722.8 Postlaminectomy syndrome

722.80 Unspecified region
722.81 Cervical region
722.82 Thoracic region
722.83 Lumbar region

722.9 Other and unspecified disc disorder

Calcification of intervertebral cartilage or disc Discitis
722.90 Unspecified region
722.91 Cervical region
722.92 Thoracic region
722.93 Lumbar region

723 Other disorders of cervical region


Excludes: conditions due to:
intervertebral disc disorders (722.0-722.9)
spondylosis (721.0-721.9)

723.0 Spinal stenosis of cervical region

723.1 Cervicalgia

Pain in neck

723.2 Cervicocranial syndrome

Barré-Liéou syndrome
Posterior cervical sympathetic syndrome

723.3 Cervicobrachial syndrome (diffuse)

723.4 Brachia neuritis or radiculitis NOS

Cervical radiculitis
Radicular syndrome of upper limbs

723.5 Torticollis, unspecified

Contracture of neck
Excludes: congenital (754.1)
due to birth injury (767.8)
hysterical (300.11)
ocular torticollis (781.93)
psychogenic (306.0)
spasmodic (333.83)
traumatic, current (847.0)

723.6 Panniculitis specified as affecting neck

723.7 Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament in cervical region

723.8 Other syndromes affecting cervical region

Cervical syndrome NEC
Klippel's disease
Occipital neuralgia

723.9 Unspecified musculoskeletal disorders and symptoms referable to neck

Cervical (region) disorder NOS

724 Other and unspecified disorders of back


Excludes: collapsed vertebra (code to cause, e.g., osteoporosis, 733.00-733.09)
conditions due to:
intervertebral disc disorders (722.0-722.9)
spondylosis (721.0-721.9)

724.0 Spinal stenosis, other than cervical

724.00 Spinal stenosis, unspecified region
724.01 Thoracic region
724.02 Lumbar region
724.09 Other

724.1 Pain in thoracic spine

724.2 Lumbago

Low back pain
Low back syndrome
Lumbalgia

724.3 Sciatia

Neuralgia or neuritis of sciatic nerve
Excludes: specified lesion of sciatic nerve (355.0)

724.4 Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified

Radicular syndrome of lower limbs

724.5 Backache, unspecified

Vertebrogenic (pain) syndrome NOS

724.6 Disorders of sacrum

Ankylosis, lumbosacral or sacroiliac (joint)
Instability, lumbosacral or sacroiliac (joint)

724.7 Disorders of coccyx

724.70 Unspecified disorder of coccyx
724.71 Hypermobility of coccyx
724.79 Other
Coccygodynia

724.8 Other symptoms referable to back

Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament NOS
Panniculitis specified as sacral or affecting back

724.9 Other unspecified back disorders

Ankylosis of spine NOS
Compression of spinal nerve root NEC
Spinal disorder NOS
Excludes: sacroiliitis (720.2)