M43.6
ICD-10BillableTorticollis
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Torticollis
M43.6 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis (Q68.0)
- current injury - see Injury, of spine, by body region
- ocular torticollis (R29.891)
- psychogenic torticollis (F45.8)
- spasmodic torticollis (G24.3)
- torticollis due to birth injury (P15.2)
Related codes in M43
- M43.0Spondylolysiscategory
- M43.1Spondylolisthesiscategory
- M43.2Fusion of spinecategory
- M43.3Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy
- M43.4Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation
- M43.5Other recurrent vertebral dislocationcategory
- M43.8Other specified deforming dorsopathiescategory
- M43.9Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- M43
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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.