Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.13
Pathologic fracture of vertebrae
  • Short description: Path fx vertebrae.
  • ICD-9-CM 733.13 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 733.13 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 733.13.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 733.13: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 733.13 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M48.50XA Collapsed vertebra, not elsewhere classified, site unspecified, initial encounter for fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M80.08XA Age-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, vertebra(e), initial encounter for fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M84.48XA Pathological fracture, other site, initial encounter for fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M84.68XA Pathological fracture in other disease, other site, initial encounter for fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cervical vertebral osteoporotic fx
  • Cervical vertebral pathological fx
  • Cervical vertebral pathological fx due to neoplasm
  • Cervical vertebral secondary osteoporotic fx
  • Collapse of a vertebra due to osteoporosis
  • Collapse of vertebra due to osteoporosis
  • Compression fracture cervical (neck) nontraumatic
  • Compression fracture of lumbosacral vertebra, nontraumatic (disorder)
  • Compression fracture of lumbosacral, nontraumatic
  • Compression fracture of thoracic vertebra, nontraumatic (disorder)
  • Compression fracture of thoracic, nontraumatic
  • Compression fracture, lumbosacral, nontraumatic
  • Compression fracture, thoracic, nontraumatic
  • Compression FX, lumbosacral, nontraumatic
  • Compression FX, thoracic, nontraumatic
  • Lumbar vertebral osteoporotic fx
  • Lumbar vertebral pathological fx
  • Lumbar vertebral pathological fx due to neoplasm
  • Lumbar vertebral secondary osteoporotic fx
  • Nontraumatic compression fracture of lumbosacral spine
  • Nontraumatic compression fx of cervical spine
  • Nontraumatic compression fx of lumbosacral spine
  • Osteoporosis with pathological fracture of cervical vertebrae
  • Osteoporosis with pathological fracture of lumbar vertebrae
  • Osteoporosis with pathological fracture of thoracic vertebrae
  • Osteoporotic fracture of sacral vertebra
  • Osteoporotic fracture of vertebra
  • Osteoporotic vertebral collapse
  • Pathologic fracture of vertebra
  • Pathologic fx of vertebra
  • Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of cervical vertebra
  • Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of lumbar vertebra
  • Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of sacral vertebra
  • Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of thoracic vertebra
  • Pathological fracture due to neoplasm of vertebra
  • Pathological fracture of cervical vertebra
  • Pathological fracture of cervical vertebra due to neoplasm
  • Pathological fracture of lumbar vertebra
  • Pathological fracture of lumbar vertebra due to neoplasm
  • Pathological fracture of sacral vertebra
  • Pathological fracture of sacral vertebra due to neoplasm
  • Pathological fracture of thoracic vertebra
  • Pathological fracture of thoracic vertebra due to neoplasm
  • Pathological fracture of vertebra
  • Pathological fracture of vertebra due to neoplasm
  • Sacral vertebral osteoporotic fx
  • Sacral vertebral pathological fx
  • Sacral vertebral pathological fx due to neoplasm
  • Sacral vertebral secondary osteoporotic fx
  • Secondary osteoporotic fracture of cervical vertebra
  • Secondary osteoporotic fracture of lumbar vertebra
  • Secondary osteoporotic fracture of sacral vertebra
  • Secondary osteoporotic fracture of thoracic vertebra
  • Secondary osteoporotic fracture of vertebra
  • Thoracic vertebral osteoporotic fx
  • Thoracic vertebral pathological fx
  • Thoracic vertebral pathological fx due to neoplasm
  • Thoracic vertebral secondary osteoporotic fx
  • Vertebra (back bone) fracture
  • Vertebra (back bone) fracture due to osteoporosis
  • Vertebra (back bone) fracture due to tumor
  • Vertebral osteoporotic fx
  • Vertebral pathological fx
  • Vertebral pathological fx due to neoplasm
  • Vertebral secondary osteoporotic fx
Applies To
  • Collapse of vertebra NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 733.13:
  • Collapse 780.2
    • vertebra 733.13
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • vertebra, vertebral (back) (body) (column) (neural arch) (pedicle) (spine) (spinous process) (transverse process) (closed) 805.8
      • with
        • hematomyelia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • injury to
          • cauda equina - see Fracture, vertebra, sacrum, with spinal cord injury
          • nerve - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • paralysis - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • paraplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • quadriplegia - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • spinal concussion - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
        • spinal cord injury (closed) NEC 806.8
      • cervical 806.0
      • chronic 733.13
      • dorsal, dorsolumbar 806.2
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 806.2
      • atlanto-axial - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical
      • cervical (hangman) (teardrop) (closed) 805.00
      • coccyx (closed) 805.6
      • collapsed 733.13
      • compression, not due to trauma 733.13
      • dorsal (closed) 805.2
        • with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal
        • open 805.3
      • dorsolumbar (closed) 805.2
        • with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, dorsal
        • open 805.3
      • due to osteoporosis 733.13
      • fetus or newborn 767.4
      • lumbar (closed) 805.4
      • nontraumatic 733.13
      • open NEC 805.9
      • pathologic (any site) 733.13
      • sacrum (closed) 805.6
      • site unspecified (closed) 805.8
      • stress (any site) 733.95
      • thoracic (closed) 805.2
        • with spinal cord injury - see Fracture, vertebra, with spinal cord injury, thoracic
        • open 805.3
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