M99.1
Header — not billableSubluxation complex (vertebral)
The ICD-10 code for subluxation complex (vertebral) is M99.1.
M99.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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 M99.1
- M99.10Subluxation complex (vertebral) of head region
- M99.11Subluxation complex (vertebral) of cervical region
- M99.12Subluxation complex (vertebral) of thoracic region
- M99.13Subluxation complex (vertebral) of lumbar region
- M99.14Subluxation complex (vertebral) of sacral region
- M99.15Subluxation complex (vertebral) of pelvic region
- M99.16Subluxation complex (vertebral) of lower extremity
- M99.17Subluxation complex (vertebral) of upper extremity
- M99.18Subluxation complex (vertebral) of rib cage
- M99.19Subluxation complex (vertebral) of abdomen and other regions
Related codes in this category
- M99.0Segmental and somatic dysfunctionnon-billable header
- M99.2Subluxation stenosis of neural canalnon-billable header
- M99.3Osseous stenosis of neural canalnon-billable header
- M99.4Connective tissue stenosis of neural canalnon-billable header
- M99.5Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canalnon-billable header
- M99.6Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foraminanon-billable header
- M99.7Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foraminanon-billable header
- M99.8Other biomechanical lesionsnon-billable header
- M99.9Biomechanical lesion, unspecified
- M99.1Subluxation complex (vertebral)non-billable header