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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 720.9
Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 720.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 720.9 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 720.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M46.90 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, site unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Inflammatory spondylopathies
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of cervical spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of cervicothoracic spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of lumbar spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of lumbosacral spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of multiple sites of spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of occipitoatlantoaxial spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of sacrococcygeal spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of thoracic spine
  • Inflammatory spondylopathy of thoracolumbar spine
  • Sacroiliac joint inflamed
  • Sacroiliitis
  • Secondary spondylitis
  • Spondylitis of cervical (neck) spine
  • Spondylitis of cervical spine
  • Spondylitis of cervicothoracic spine
  • Spondylitis of lumbar spine
  • Spondylitis of lumbosacral spine
  • Spondylitis of multiple sites in spine
  • Spondylitis of occipitatlantoaxial spine
  • Spondylitis of occipitoatlantoaxial spine
  • Spondylitis of sacrococcygeal spine
  • Spondylitis of thoracic spine
  • Spondylitis of thoracolumbar spine
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the spine. This includes both arthritic and non-arthritic conditions
  • Inflammation of the vertebrae; includes both arthritic and non-arthritic conditions
Applies To
  • Spondylitis NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 720.9:
  • Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
    • atrophic 714.0
      • spine 720.9
    • infectious or infective (acute) (chronic) (subacute) NEC 711.9
      • nonpyogenic 711.9
      • spine 720.9
    • primary progressive 714.0
      • spine 720.9
    • rheumatic 714.0
      • acute or subacute - see Fever, rheumatic
      • chronic 714.0
      • spine 720.9
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • arthritis 714.0
      • spine 720.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Gibney's (perispondylitis) 720.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • spine (see also Spondylitis) 720.9
  • Spondylitis 720.9
    • ankylosing (chronic) 720.0
    • atrophic 720.9
      • ligamentous 720.9
    • chronic (traumatic) (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • deformans (chronic) (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • hypertrophic (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • infectious NEC 720.9
    • juvenile (adolescent) 720.0
    • Marie-Strümpell (ankylosing) 720.0
    • muscularis 720.9
    • ossificans ligamentosa 721.6
    • osteoarthritica (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • senescent (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • senile (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • static (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
    • traumatic (chronic) (see also Spondylosis) 721.90
  • Spondylopathy
    • inflammatory 720.9
  • Spondylosis 721.90
    • inflammatory 720.9
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