M41
ICD-10Non-billable categoryScoliosis
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Scoliosis
M41 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- kyphoscoliosis
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- congenital scoliosis NOS (Q67.5)
- congenital scoliosis due to bony malformation (Q76.3)
- postural congenital scoliosis (Q67.5)
- kyphoscoliotic heart disease (I27.1)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- postprocedural scoliosis (M96.89)
- postradiation scoliosis (M96.5)
More specific codes under M41
- M41.0Infantile idiopathic scoliosiscategory
- M41.1Juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosiscategory
- M41.2Other idiopathic scoliosiscategory
- M41.3Thoracogenic scoliosiscategory
- M41.4Neuromuscular scoliosiscategory
- M41.5Other secondary scoliosiscategory
- M41.8Other forms of scoliosiscategory
- M41.9Scoliosis, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.