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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 721.91
Spondylosis of unspecified site, with myelopathy
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Spondylosis NOS w myelop.
  • ICD-9-CM 721.91 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 721.91 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 721.91.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 721.91: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 721.91 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M47.10 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, site unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Spondylosis w myelopathy
  • Spondylosis with myelopathy
Applies To
  • Spondylogenic compression of spinal cord NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 721.91:
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
    • deformans (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
      • spine 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
    • degenerative (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
    • hypertrophic (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
      • spine 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
    • nodosa (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
      • spine 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
    • nonpyogenic NEC 716.9
      • spine 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
    • senile or senescent (see also Osteoarthrosis) 715.9
      • spine 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
    • spine 721.90
      • with myelopathy 721.91
      • atrophic 720.9
      • degenerative 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
      • hypertrophic (with deformity) 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
      • infectious or infective NEC 720.9
      • Marie-Strümpell 720.0
      • nonpyogenic 721.90
        • with myelopathy 721.91
      • pyogenic 720.9
      • rheumatoid 720.0
      • traumatic (old) 721.7
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [720.81]
  • 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
      • traumatic - see also Injury, spinal, by site
        • with fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9
  • Spondylosis 721.90
    • with
      • disproportion 653.3
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.1
        • causing obstructed labor 660.1
          • affecting fetus or newborn 763.1
      • myelopathy NEC 721.91
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