2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739 > Osteopathies, Chondropathies, And Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 730-739 > Curvature Of Spine 737.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 737.2
Lordosis (acquired)- 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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