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2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 724.9
Other unspecified back disorders
- Short description: BACK DISORDER NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 724.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 724.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 724.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 724.9: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
724.9 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M43.8X9 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, site unspecified
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Ankylosis of lumbosacral joint
- Ankylosis of sacrococcygeal spine
- Ankylosis of spine
- Back disorder
- Back problem
- Cervical spine ankylosis
- Cervical spine stiff
- Cervicothoracic ankylosis
- Cervicothoracic disorder
- Complete ankylosis of the spine
- Compression of spinal nerve root
- Disorder of back
- Disorder of cervical spine
- Disorder of cervicothoracic area
- Disorder of cervicothoracic spine
- Disorder of lumbar disc
- Disorder of lumbar spine
- Disorder of sacrococcygeal spine
- Disorder of spinal region
- Disorder of spine
- Disorder of thoracic spine
- Dorsopathies
- Dorsopathy
- Flatback syndrome
- Fusion of cervical (neck) spine
- Fusion of cervical spine
- Fusion of cervicothoracic spine
- Fusion of lumbar spine
- Fusion of lumbosacral spine
- Fusion of sacrococcygeal spine
- Fusion of thoracic spine
- Fusion of thoracolumbar spine
- Joint stiffness of spine
- Lesion of thoracic spine
- Lumbar ache - renal
- Lumbar spine ankylosis
- Lumbar spine unstable
- On examination - lumbar spine abnormal
- On examination - thoracic spine abnormal
- Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina
- Recurrent dislocation of vertebra
- Spine stiffness
- Thoracic spine ankylosis
- Thoracic spine cool
- Thoracic spine hot
- Thoracic spine inflamed
- Thoracic spine instability
- Thoracolumbar ankylosis
- Vertebral column syndromes
- Weakness of back
724.9 Excludes
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Applies To
- Ankylosis of spine NOS
- Compression of spinal nerve root NEC
- Spinal disorder NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
724.9:
- Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
- Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) 718.50
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spine NEC 724.9
- Compression
nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve![](/images/vertical.gif)
arm NEC 354.9![](/images/note.png)
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autonomic nervous system (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9![](/images/note.png)
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axillary 353.0![](/images/note.png)
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cranial NEC 352.9![](/images/note.png)
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due to displacement of intervertebral disc 722.2![](/images/note.png)
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iliohypogastric 355.79![](/images/note.png)
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ilioinguinal 355.79![](/images/note.png)
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leg NEC 355.8![](/images/note.png)
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lower extremity NEC 355.8![](/images/note.png)
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median (in carpal tunnel) 354.0![](/images/note.png)
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obturator 355.79![](/images/note.png)
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optic 377.49![](/images/note.png)
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plantar 355.6![](/images/note.png)
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posterior tibial (in tarsal tunnel) 355.5![](/images/note.png)
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root (by scar tissue) NEC 724.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
saphenous 355.79![](/images/note.png)
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sciatic (acute) 355.0![](/images/note.png)
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sympathetic 337.9![](/images/note.png)
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traumatic - see Injury, nerve![](/images/vertical.gif)
ulnar 354.2![](/images/note.png)
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upper extremity NEC 354.9![](/images/note.png)
spinal (cord) (old or nontraumatic) 336.9![](/images/note.png)
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by displacement of intervertebral disc - see Displacement, intervertebral disc![](/images/16x16.gif)
nerve![](/images/16x16.gif)
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root NEC 724.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
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postoperative 722.80![](/images/note.png)
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traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal
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traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal
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spondylogenic 721.91![](/images/note.png)
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traumatic - see also Injury, spinal, by site![](/images/16x16.gif)
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with fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
- Deformity 738.9
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spinal![](/images/16x16.gif)
column - see Deformity, spine![](/images/16x16.gif)
cord (congenital) 742.9![](/images/note.png)
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nerve root (congenital) 742.9![](/images/note.png)
- Derangement
low back NEC 724.9
spine (recurrent) NEC 724.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
current - see Dislocation, spine
- Destruction
articular facet (see also Derangement, joint) 718.9![](/images/note.png)
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vertebra 724.9
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
spine, spinal 733.90![](/images/note.png)
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combined system (see also Degeneration, combined) 266.2
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cord NEC 336.9![](/images/note.png)
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demyelinating NEC 341.8![](/images/note.png)
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joint (see also Disease, joint, spine) 724.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
tuberculous 015.0
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- Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8
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spine (articular process) (see also Dislocation, vertebra) (closed) 839.40![](/images/note.png)
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atlanto-axial (closed) 839.01![](/images/note.png)
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cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic (closed) (see also Dislocation, vertebrae, cervical) 839.00![](/images/note.png)
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coccyx 839.41![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 756.19![](/images/note.png)
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due to birth trauma 767.4![](/images/note.png)
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open 839.50![](/images/note.png)
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recurrent 724.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
sacroiliac 839.42![](/images/note.png)
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sacrum (sacrococcygeal) (sacroiliac) 839.42![](/images/note.png)
vertebra (articular process) (body) (closed) (traumatic) 839.40![](/images/note.png)
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cervical, cervicodorsal or cervicothoracic (closed) 839.00![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 756.19![](/images/note.png)
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dorsal 839.21![](/images/note.png)
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lumbar, lumbosacral 839.20![](/images/note.png)
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non-traumatic - see Displacement, intervertebral disc![](/images/16x16.gif)
open NEC 839.50![](/images/note.png)
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recurrent 724.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
specified region NEC 839.49![](/images/note.png)
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thoracic 839.21![](/images/note.png)
- Disorder - see also Disease
low back NEC 724.9
spine NEC 724.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
ligamentous or muscular attachments, peripheral 720.1![](/images/note.png)
- Fusion, fused (congenital)
spine (acquired) 724.9
- Irritation
spinal (cord) (traumatic) - see also Injury, spinal, by site![](/images/16x16.gif)
nerve - see also Disorder, nerve![](/images/16x16.gif)
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root NEC 724.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
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traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal
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nontraumatic - see Myelitis
- Loose - see also condition
facet (vertebral) 724.9
- Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0
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back 724.9
neck 724.9
spine 724.9
- Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
- Stiffness, joint NEC 719.50
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spine 724.9
- Unstable
back NEC 724.9
spine NEC 724.9