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2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 724.9
Other unspecified back disorders
- condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the spine.
- Short description: Back disorder NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 724.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 724.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 724.9: 2012 2013.
724.9 Alternative Terminology
- 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 

- sacroiliitis (720.2
)
Applies To
- Ankylosis of spine NOS
- Compression of spinal nerve root NEC
- Spinal disorder NOS
Convert 724.9 to ICD-10-CM 

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 724.9:
- Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
nerve NEC 355.9
- Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) 718.50

spine NEC 724.9
- Compression
nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
arm NEC 354.9

autonomic nervous system (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9

axillary 353.0

cranial NEC 352.9

due to displacement of intervertebral disc 722.2

iliohypogastric 355.79

ilioinguinal 355.79

leg NEC 355.8

lower extremity NEC 355.8

median (in carpal tunnel) 354.0

obturator 355.79

optic 377.49

plantar 355.6

posterior tibial (in tarsal tunnel) 355.5

root (by scar tissue) NEC 724.9
saphenous 355.79

sciatic (acute) 355.0

sympathetic 337.9

traumatic - see Injury, nerve
ulnar 354.2

upper extremity NEC 354.9
- Deformity 738.9

- Derangement
joint (internal) 718.90

ankle 718.97

current injury - see also Dislocation, by site

knee, meniscus or cartilage (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2

elbow 718.92

foot 718.97

hand 718.94

hip 718.95

knee 717.9

multiple sites 718.99

pelvic region 718.95

recurrent 718.30

shoulder (region) 718.91

specified site NEC 718.98

spine NEC 724.9
temporomandibular 524.69

wrist 718.93
low back NEC 724.9
spine (recurrent) NEC 724.9
current - see Dislocation, spine
- Destruction
articular facet (see also Derangement, joint) 718.9

vertebra 724.9
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
joint NEC 719.9

ankle 719.97

Charcôt 094.0
[713.5
]
degenerative (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9

elbow 719.92

foot 719.97

hand 719.94

hip 719.95

hypertrophic (chronic) (degenerative) (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9


spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90

knee 719.96

Luschka 721.90

multiple sites 719.99

pelvic region 719.95

sacroiliac 724.6

shoulder (region) 719.91

specified site NEC 719.98

spine NEC 724.9
wrist 719.93
- Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8

spine (articular process) (see also Dislocation, vertebra) (closed) 839.40

atlanto-axial (closed) 839.01

cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic (closed) (see also Dislocation, vertebrae, cervical) 839.00

coccyx 839.41


open 839.51

congenital 756.19

due to birth trauma 767.4

open 839.50

recurrent 724.9
sacroiliac 839.42


recurrent 724.6

sacrum (sacrococcygeal) (sacroiliac) 839.42


open 839.52
vertebra (articular process) (body) (closed) (traumatic) 839.40
- Disorder - see also Disease
low back NEC 724.9
psychogenic 306.0
spine NEC 724.9
ligamentous or muscular attachments, peripheral 720.1
- Fusion, fused (congenital)
- Irritation
spinal (cord) (traumatic) - see also Injury, spinal, by site
nerve - see also Disorder, nerve

root NEC 724.9

traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal

nontraumatic - see Myelitis
- Loose - see also condition
facet (vertebral) 724.9
- Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0

back 724.9
neck 724.9
spine 724.9
- Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
- Stiffness, joint NEC 719.50

spine 724.9
- Unstable
back NEC 724.9
spine NEC 724.9
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