ICD-Code M53.2: Spinal instabilities
- M53.20 Spinal instabilities Multiple sites in spine
- M53.21 Spinal instabilities Occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.22 Spinal instabilities Cervical region
- M53.23 Spinal instabilities Cervicothoracic region
- M53.24 Spinal instabilities Thoracic region
- M53.25 Spinal instabilities Thoracolumbar region
- M53.26 Spinal instabilities Lumbar region
- M53.27 Spinal instabilities Lumbosacral region
- M53.28 Spinal instabilities Sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.29 Spinal instabilities Site unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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