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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 737.2
Lordosis (acquired) On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 737.2 can be accessed here. - The anterior concavity in the curvature of the lumbar and cervical spine as viewed from the side. The term usually refers to abnormally increased curvature (hollow back, saddle back, swayback). It does not include lordosis as normal mating posture in certain animals ( = POSTURE + SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL).
- 737.2 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 737.* hierarchy
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