Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 721.0
Cervical spondylosis without myelopathy
  • Short description: Cervical spondylosis.
  • ICD-9-CM 721.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 721.0 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 721.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 721.0: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 721.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M47.812 Spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arthritis of cervical joint
  • Arthritis, cervical/neck
  • Arthropathy of cervical (neck) facet
  • Arthropathy of cervical facet
  • Arthropathy of cervical spine facet joint
  • Cervical arthritis
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Cervical spondylosis wo myelopathy
  • Cervicothoracic spondylosis
  • Cervicothoracic spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy
  • Cervicothoracic spondylosis wo myelopathy
  • Occipitatlantoaxial spondylosis wo myelopathy
  • Occipitoatlantoaxial spondylosis
  • Occipitoatlantoaxial spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy
  • Spondylosis cervical (neck) joint without myelopathy
  • Spondylosis cervical joint without myelopathy
  • Spondylosis cervical joint WO myelopathy
  • Spondylosis of cervical (neck) joint
  • Spondylosis of cervical joint
Applies To
  • Cervical or cervicodorsal:
    • arthritis
    • osteoarthritis
    • spondylarthritis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 721.0:
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
    • cervical, cervicodorsal (see also Spondylosis, cervical) 721.0
  • Spondylosis 721.90
    • cervical, cervicodorsal 721.0
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