Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Internal Codes
  • M41.20

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified

  • M41.22

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, cervical region

  • M41.23

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M41.24

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, thoracic region

  • M41.25

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M41.26

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, lumbar region

  • M41.27

    Other idiopathic scoliosis, lumbosacral region

  • M41.30

    Thoracogenic scoliosis, site unspecified

  • M41.34

    Thoracogenic scoliosis, thoracic region

  • M41.35

    Thoracogenic scoliosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M41.40

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, site unspecified

  • M41.41

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M41.42

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, cervical region

  • M41.43

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M41.44

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, thoracic region

  • M41.45

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M41.46

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, lumbar region

  • M41.47

    Neuromuscular scoliosis, lumbosacral region

  • M41.50

    Other secondary scoliosis, site unspecified

  • M41.52

    Other secondary scoliosis, cervical region

  • M41.53

    Other secondary scoliosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M41.54

    Other secondary scoliosis, thoracic region

  • M41.55

    Other secondary scoliosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M41.56

    Other secondary scoliosis, lumbar region

  • M41.57

    Other secondary scoliosis, lumbosacral region

  • M41.80

    Other forms of scoliosis, site unspecified

  • M41.82

    Other forms of scoliosis, cervical region

  • M41.83

    Other forms of scoliosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M41.84

    Other forms of scoliosis, thoracic region

  • M41.85

    Other forms of scoliosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M41.86

    Other forms of scoliosis, lumbar region

  • M41.87

    Other forms of scoliosis, lumbosacral region

  • M41.9

    Scoliosis, unspecified

  • M42.00

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified

  • M42.01

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M42.02

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region

  • M42.03

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region

  • M42.04

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region

  • M42.05

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region

  • M42.06

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region

  • M42.07

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, lumbosacral region

  • M42.08

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M42.09

    Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine, multiple sites in spine

  • M42.10

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, site unspecified

  • M42.11

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M42.12

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervical region

  • M42.13

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, cervicothoracic region

  • M42.14

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracic region

  • M42.15

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, thoracolumbar region

  • M42.16

    Adult osteochondrosis of spine, lumbar region

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