2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 724.9 : Other unspecified back disorders

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2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 724.9

Other unspecified back disorders

Short description: BACK DISORDER NOS.
ICD-9-CM 724.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 724.9 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 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 724.9.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 724.9: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 724.9 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM M43.8X9 Other specified deforming dorsopathies, site unspecified
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM M53.9 Dorsopathy, unspecified

Approximate Synonyms

Ankylosis of lumbosacral joint
Ankylosis of sacrococcygeal spine
Ankylosis of spine
Back disorder
Back problem
Cervical spine ankylosis
Cervical spine stiff
Cervicothoracic ankylosis
Cervicothoracic disorder
Complete ankylosis of the spine
Compression of spinal nerve root
Disorder of back
Disorder of cervical spine
Disorder of cervicothoracic area
Disorder of cervicothoracic spine
Disorder of lumbar disc
Disorder of lumbar spine
Disorder of sacrococcygeal spine
Disorder of spinal region
Disorder of spine
Disorder of thoracic spine
Dorsopathies
Dorsopathy
Flatback syndrome
Fusion of cervical (neck) spine
Fusion of cervical spine
Fusion of cervicothoracic spine
Fusion of lumbar spine
Fusion of lumbosacral spine
Fusion of sacrococcygeal spine
Fusion of thoracic spine
Fusion of thoracolumbar spine
Joint stiffness of spine
Lesion of thoracic spine
Lumbar ache - renal
Lumbar spine ankylosis
Lumbar spine unstable
On examination - lumbar spine abnormal
On examination - thoracic spine abnormal
Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina
Recurrent dislocation of vertebra
Spine stiffness
Thoracic spine ankylosis
Thoracic spine cool
Thoracic spine hot
Thoracic spine inflamed
Thoracic spine instability
Thoracolumbar ankylosis
Vertebral column syndromes
Weakness of back

724.9 Excludes

sacroiliitis (720.2)

Applies To

Ankylosis of spine NOS
Compression of spinal nerve root NEC
Spinal disorder NOS

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 724.9:

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
Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) 718.50
- spine NEC 724.9
Compression
- nerve NEC - see also Disorder, nerve
  - arm NEC 354.9
  - autonomic nervous system (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9
  - axillary 353.0
  - cranial NEC 352.9
  - due to displacement of intervertebral disc 722.2
    - with myelopathy 722.70
    - cervical 722.0
      - with myelopathy 722.71
    - lumbar, lumbosacral 722.10
      - with myelopathy 722.73
    - thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.11
      - with myelopathy 722.72
  - iliohypogastric 355.79
  - ilioinguinal 355.79
  - leg NEC 355.8
  - lower extremity NEC 355.8
  - median (in carpal tunnel) 354.0
  - obturator 355.79
  - optic 377.49
  - plantar 355.6
  - posterior tibial (in tarsal tunnel) 355.5
  - root (by scar tissue) NEC 724.9
    - cervical NEC 723.4
    - lumbar NEC 724.4
    - lumbosacral 724.4
    - thoracic 724.4
  - saphenous 355.79
  - sciatic (acute) 355.0
  - sympathetic 337.9
  - traumatic - see Injury, nerve
  - ulnar 354.2
  - upper extremity NEC 354.9
- spinal (cord) (old or nontraumatic) 336.9
  - by displacement of intervertebral disc - see Displacement, intervertebral disc
  - nerve
    - root NEC 724.9
      - postoperative 722.80
        cervical region 722.81
        lumbar region 722.83
        thoracic region 722.82
      - 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
Deformity 738.9
- spinal
  - column - see Deformity, spine
  - cord (congenital) 742.9
    - acquired 336.8
    - vessel (congenital) 747.82
  - nerve root (congenital) 742.9
    - acquired 724.9
Derangement
- joint (internal) 718.90
  - ankle 718.97
  - current injury - see also Dislocation, by site
    - knee, meniscus or cartilage (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
  - elbow 718.92
  - foot 718.97
  - hand 718.94
  - hip 718.95
  - knee 717.9
  - multiple sites 718.99
  - pelvic region 718.95
  - recurrent 718.30
    - ankle 718.37
    - elbow 718.32
    - foot 718.37
    - hand 718.34
    - hip 718.35
    - knee 718.36
    - multiple sites 718.39
    - pelvic region 718.35
    - shoulder (region) 718.31
    - specified site NEC 718.38
    - temporomandibular (old) 524.69
    - wrist 718.33
  - shoulder (region) 718.91
  - specified site NEC 718.98
  - spine NEC 724.9
  - temporomandibular 524.69
  - wrist 718.93
- low back NEC 724.9
- spine (recurrent) NEC 724.9
  - current - see Dislocation, spine
Destruction
- articular facet (see also Derangement, joint) 718.9
  - vertebra 724.9
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- joint NEC 719.9
  - ankle 719.97
  - Charcôt 094.0 [713.5]
  - degenerative (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
    - multiple 715.09
    - spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
  - elbow 719.92
  - foot 719.97
  - hand 719.94
  - hip 719.95
  - hypertrophic (chronic) (degenerative) (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
    - spine (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
  - knee 719.96
  - Luschka 721.90
  - multiple sites 719.99
  - pelvic region 719.95
  - sacroiliac 724.6
  - shoulder (region) 719.91
  - specified site NEC 719.98
  - spine NEC 724.9
    - pseudarthrosis following fusion 733.82
    - sacroiliac 724.6
  - wrist 719.93
- spine, spinal 733.90
  - combined system (see also Degeneration, combined) 266.2 [336.2]
    - with pernicious anemia 281.0 [336.2]
  - cord NEC 336.9
    - congenital 742.9
  - demyelinating NEC 341.8
  - joint (see also Disease, joint, spine) 724.9
  - tuberculous 015.0 [730.8]
Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8
- spine (articular process) (see also Dislocation, vertebra) (closed) 839.40
  - atlanto-axial (closed) 839.01
    - open 839.11
    - recurrent 723.8
  - cervical, cervicodorsal, cervicothoracic (closed) (see also Dislocation, vertebrae, cervical) 839.00
    - open 839.10
    - recurrent 723.8
  - coccyx 839.41
    - open 839.51
  - congenital 756.19
  - due to birth trauma 767.4
  - open 839.50
  - recurrent 724.9
  - sacroiliac 839.42
    - recurrent 724.6
  - sacrum (sacrococcygeal) (sacroiliac) 839.42
    - open 839.52
- vertebra (articular process) (body) (closed) 839.40
  - cervical, cervicodorsal or cervicothoracic (closed) 839.00
    - first (atlas) 839.01
      - open 839.11
    - second (axis) 839.02
      - open 839.12
    - third 839.03
      - open 839.13
    - fourth 839.04
      - open 839.14
    - fifth 839.05
      - open 839.15
    - sixth 839.06
      - open 839.16
    - seventh 839.07
      - open 839.17
    - congenital 756.19
    - multiple sites 839.08
      - open 839.18
    - open 839.10
  - congenital 756.19
  - dorsal 839.21
    - open 839.31
    - recurrent 724.9
  - lumbar, lumbosacral 839.20
    - open 839.30
  - open NEC 839.50
  - recurrent 724.9
  - specified region NEC 839.49
    - open 839.59
  - thoracic 839.21
    - open 839.31
Disorder - see also Disease
- low back NEC 724.9
  - psychogenic 306.0
- spine NEC 724.9
  - ligamentous or muscular attachments, peripheral 720.1
Fusion, fused (congenital)
- spine (acquired) 724.9
  - arthrodesis status V45.4
  - congenital (vertebra) 756.15
  - postoperative status V45.4
Irritation
- spinal (cord) (traumatic) - see also Injury, spinal, by site
  - nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
    - root NEC 724.9
    - traumatic - see Injury, nerve, spinal
  - nontraumatic - see Myelitis
Loose - see also condition
- facet (vertebral) 724.9
Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0
- back 724.9
- neck 724.9
- spine 724.9
Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture
- spinal 724.00
  - cervical 723.0
  - lumbar, lumbosacral 724.02
  - nerve (root) NEC 724.9
  - specified region NEC 724.09
  - thoracic, thoracolumbar 724.01
Stiffness, joint NEC 719.50
- spine 724.9
Unstable
- back NEC 724.9
- spine NEC 724.9

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