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
  • M36

    Systemic disorders of connective tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

  • M36.0

    Dermato(poly)myositis in neoplastic disease

  • M36.1

    Arthropathy in neoplastic disease

  • M36.2

    Hemophilic arthropathy

  • M36.3

    Arthropathy in other blood disorders

  • M36.4

    Arthropathy in hypersensitivity reactions classified elsewhere

  • M36.8

    Systemic disorders of connective tissue in other diseases classified elsewhere

  • M40

    Kyphosis and lordosis

  • M40.0

    Postural kyphosis

  • M40.00

    Postural kyphosis, site unspecified

  • M40.03

    Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M40.04

    Postural kyphosis, thoracic region

  • M40.05

    Postural kyphosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.1

    Other secondary kyphosis

  • M40.10

    Other secondary kyphosis, site unspecified

  • M40.12

    Other secondary kyphosis, cervical region

  • M40.13

    Other secondary kyphosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M40.14

    Other secondary kyphosis, thoracic region

  • M40.15

    Other secondary kyphosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.2

    Other and unspecified kyphosis

  • M40.20

    Unspecified kyphosis

  • M40.202

    Unspecified kyphosis, cervical region

  • M40.203

    Unspecified kyphosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M40.204

    Unspecified kyphosis, thoracic region

  • M40.205

    Unspecified kyphosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.209

    Unspecified kyphosis, site unspecified

  • M40.29

    Other kyphosis

  • M40.292

    Other kyphosis, cervical region

  • M40.293

    Other kyphosis, cervicothoracic region

  • M40.294

    Other kyphosis, thoracic region

  • M40.295

    Other kyphosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.299

    Other kyphosis, site unspecified

  • M40.3

    Flatback syndrome

  • M40.30

    Flatback syndrome, site unspecified

  • M40.35

    Flatback syndrome, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.36

    Flatback syndrome, lumbar region

  • M40.37

    Flatback syndrome, lumbosacral region

  • M40.4

    Postural lordosis

  • M40.40

    Postural lordosis, site unspecified

  • M40.45

    Postural lordosis, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.46

    Postural lordosis, lumbar region

  • M40.47

    Postural lordosis, lumbosacral region

  • M40.5

    Lordosis, unspecified

  • M40.50

    Lordosis, unspecified, site unspecified

  • M40.55

    Lordosis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region

  • M40.56

    Lordosis, unspecified, lumbar region

  • M40.57

    Lordosis, unspecified, lumbosacral region

  • M41

    Scoliosis

  • M41.0

    Infantile idiopathic scoliosis

  • M41.00

    Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified

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