Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 737.39
Other kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis
  • Short description: Scoliosis NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 737.39 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 737.39 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 737.39.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 737.39: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 737.39 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M41.80 Other forms of scoliosis, site unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M41.9 Scoliosis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Degenerative kyphoscoliosis
  • Degenerative scoliosis
  • Infantile idiopathic cervicothoracic scoliosis
  • Infantile idiopathic lumbosacral scoliosis
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of cervical spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of cervicothoracic spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of lumbar spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of lumbosacral spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of sacrococcygeal spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of thoracic spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis of thoracolumbar spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervical (neck) spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic spine
  • Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, sacrococcygeal
  • Infantile idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis
  • Kyphoscoliosis, degenerative
  • Post-surgical scoliosis
  • Scoliosis in skeletal dysplasia
  • Scoliosis of lumbar spine
  • Scoliosis, degenerative
737.39 Excludes
  • that associated with conditions classifiable elsewhere (737.43)
  • that in kyphoscoliotic heart disease (416.1)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 737.39:
  • Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic (acquired) (see also Scoliosis) 737.30
    • specified NEC 737.39
  • Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) 737.30
    • paralytic 737.39
    • specified NEC 737.39
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