M43.26Billable
Fusion of spine, lumbar region
Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Billable Code
M43.26 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for fusion of spine
fusion of spine
View TemplatesSpinal Arthrodesis
View documentation for lumbar fusion
lumbar fusion
View TemplatesLumbar Spinal Fusion
View documentation for lumbar spinal fusion
lumbar spinal fusion
View TemplatesLumbar Spinal Fusion
View documentation for spinal fusion
spinal fusion
View TemplatesSpinal Fusion
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
From M43.2:
- •Ankylosis of spinal joint
Excludes1
10 items
Excludes1
Excludes2
12 items
Excludes2
From M00-M99:
- •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-)
- •
- •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)
Notes
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Notes
From M00-M99:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition