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2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 721.1
Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy
- ICD-9-CM 721.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
721.1 Alternative Terminology
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome of cervical spinal cord
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome of cervicothoracic spinal cord
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome of lumbar spinal cord
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome of occipitoatlantoaxial spinal cord
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome of thoracic spinal cord
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome of thoracolumbar spinal cord
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes of cervical spine
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes of cervicothoracic spine
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes of lumbar spine
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes of occipitatlantoaxial spine
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes of thoracic spine
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes of thoracolumbar spine
- Cervical myelopathy
- Cervical spondylosis w myelopathy
- Compression syndrome of anterior spinal artery
- Myelopathy, cervical
- Spinal stenosis in cervical region with myelopathy
- Spondylosis of cervical (neck) joint with myelopathy
- Stenosis of cervical (neck) spine with myelopathy
- Stenosis of cervical spine w myelopathy
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome of cervical region
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome of occipitatlantoaxial spine region
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome of occipitoatlantoaxial region
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome, cervical region
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome, neck region
- Vertebral artery syndrome of occipitatlantoaxial
Applies To
- Anterior spinal artery compression syndrome
- Spondylogenic compression of cervical spinal cord
- Vertebral artery compression syndrome
Convert 721.1 to ICD-10-CM 

ICD-9-CM 721.1 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM M47.12 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 721.1:
- Anterior - see also condition
spinal artery compression syndrome 721.1
- Compression
- Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9

cervical 721.1
due to or with
carbon tetrachloride 987.8
[323.72
]
degeneration or displacement, intervertebral disc 722.70

hydroxyquinoline derivatives 961.3
[323.72
]
infection - see Encephalitis
intervertebral disc disorder 722.70

lead 984.9
[323.72
]
mercury 985.0
[323.72
]
neoplastic disease (see also Neoplasm, by site) 239.9
[336.3
]
pernicious anemia 281.0
[336.3
]
spondylosis 721.91

thallium 985.8
[323.72
]
- Spondylosis 721.90

cervical, cervicodorsal 721.0

with myelopathy 721.1
- Syndrome - see also Disease
anterior
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