M41.8
Header — not billableOther forms of scoliosis
The ICD-10 code for other forms of scoliosis is M41.8.
M41.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M41.8
- M41.80Other forms of scoliosis, site unspecified
- M41.82Other forms of scoliosis, cervical region
- M41.83Other forms of scoliosis, cervicothoracic region
- M41.84Other forms of scoliosis, thoracic region
- M41.85Other forms of scoliosis, thoracolumbar region
- M41.86Other forms of scoliosis, lumbar region
- M41.87Other forms of scoliosis, lumbosacral region
Related codes in this category
- M41.0Infantile idiopathic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.1Juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.2Other idiopathic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.3Thoracogenic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.4Neuromuscular scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.5Other secondary scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.9Scoliosis, unspecified
- M41.8Other forms of scoliosisnon-billable header