2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 721.42
Spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 721.42 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 721.42 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
721.42 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M47.16 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
Approximate Synonyms
- Lumbar spondylosis w myelopathy
- Lumbar spondylosis with myelopathy
- Lumbar stenosis with myelopathy
- Spinal stenosis of lumbar region with myelopathy
- Spinal stenosis of lumbar spine w myelopathy
- Spondylosis of lumbar joint with myelopathy
- Stenosis of lumbar region w myelopathy
- Stenosis of lumbar spine with myelopathy
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
721.42:
- Compression
- spinal (cord) (old or nontraumatic) 336.9
- by displacement of intervertebral disc - see Displacement, intervertebral disc
- nerve
- root NEC 724.9
- postoperative 722.80
- traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal
- traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal
- spondylogenic 721.91
- cervical 721.1
- lumbar, lumbosacral 721.42
- thoracic 721.41
- traumatic - see also Injury, spinal, by site
- with fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
- Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9
- due to or with
- lumbar, lumbosacral 721.42
- Spondylosis 721.90
- lumbar, lumbosacral 721.3
- with myelopathy 721.42
- sacral 721.3
- with myelopathy 721.42