Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 724.4
Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 724.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 724.4 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: 724.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M54.14 Radiculopathy, thoracic region
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M54.15 Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M54.16 Radiculopathy, lumbar region
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M54.17 Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
Approximate Synonyms
  • Backache with radiation
  • Compression of lumbar nerve root
  • Compression of thoracic nerve root
  • Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy
  • Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of lumbar spine
  • Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of lumbosacral spine
  • Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of thoracic spine
  • Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy of thoracolumbar spine
  • Lumbar intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy
  • Lumbar radiculopathy
  • Lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy
  • Lumbosacral nerve root pain
  • Lumbosacral neuritis
  • Lumbosacral radiculitis
  • Lumbosacral radiculopathy
  • Lumbosacral root
  • Pseudoclaudication syndrome
  • Radicular syndrome of legs
  • Radicular syndrome of lower limbs
  • Radiculitis of thoracic spine
  • Radiculopathy of sacral spine
  • Radiculopathy of sacrococcygeal spine
  • Radiculopathy of thoracic spine
  • Radiculopathy of thoracolumbar spine
  • Sacral radiculopathy
  • Sacrococcygeal radiculopathy
  • Thoracic and lumbar radiculopathy
  • Thoracic and lumbosacral neuritis
  • Thoracic disc disorder w radiculopathy
  • Thoracic disc disorder with radiculopathy
  • Thoracic intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy
  • Thoracic nerve root pain
  • Thoracic neuritis
  • Thoracic radiculitis
  • Thoracic radiculopathy
  • Thoracic root lesion
  • Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy
  • Thoracolumbar radiculopathy
  • Thoracolumbar radiculopathy radiculopathy
Applies To
  • Radicular syndrome of lower limbs
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 724.4:
  • Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
    • nerve NEC 355.9
      • spinal 355.9
        • root 724.9
          • cervical NEC 723.4
          • lumbar NEC 724.4
          • lumbosacral 724.4
          • thoracic 724.4
    • spinal canal 349.2
      • nerve 355.9
        • root 724.9
          • cervical NEC 723.4
          • lumbar NEC 724.4
          • lumbosacral 724.4
          • thoracic 724.4
  • Compression
    • nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • lumbosacral NEC 724.4
    • thoracic NEC 724.4
  • Neuropathy, neuropathic (see also Disorder, nerve) 355.9
    • radicular NEC 729.2
      • brachial 723.4
      • cervical NEC 723.4
      • hereditary sensory 356.2
      • lumbar 724.4
      • lumbosacral 724.4
      • thoracic NEC 724.4
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • thoracic spine 724.1
      • with radicular and visceral pain 724.4
  • Radiculitis (pressure) (vertebrogenic) 729.2
    • anterior crural 724.4
    • leg 724.4
    • lumbar NEC 724.4
    • lumbosacral 724.4
    • thoracic (with visceral pain) 724.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • impingement
      • shoulder 726.2
      • vertebral bodies 724.4
    • lumbar vertebral 724.4
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