Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 720.81
Inflammatory spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Short description: Spondylopathy in oth dis.
  • ICD-9-CM 720.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 720.81 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).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 720.81 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M49.80 Spondylopathy in diseases classified elsewhere, site unspecified
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  • Code first underlying disease, as:
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 720.81:
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Rust's (tuberculous spondylitis) (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [720.81]
  • Rust's disease (tuberculous spondylitis) 015.0 [720.81]
  • Spondylitis 720.9
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [720.81]
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9
    • spondylitis 015.0 [720.81]
  • Typhoid (abortive) (ambulant) (any site) (fever) (hemorrhagic) (infection) (intermittent) (malignant) (rheumatic) 002.0
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