M41.4
Header — not billableNeuromuscular scoliosis
The ICD-10 code for neuromuscular scoliosis is M41.4.
M41.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- underlying condition
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy, Friedreich's ataxia, poliomyelitis and other neuromuscular disorders
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M41.4
- M41.40Neuromuscular scoliosis, site unspecified
- M41.41Neuromuscular scoliosis, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M41.42Neuromuscular scoliosis, cervical region
- M41.43Neuromuscular scoliosis, cervicothoracic region
- M41.44Neuromuscular scoliosis, thoracic region
- M41.45Neuromuscular scoliosis, thoracolumbar region
- M41.46Neuromuscular scoliosis, lumbar region
- M41.47Neuromuscular scoliosis, lumbosacral region
Related codes in this category
- M41.0Infantile idiopathic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.1Juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.2Other idiopathic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.3Thoracogenic scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.5Other secondary scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.8Other forms of scoliosisnon-billable header
- M41.9Scoliosis, unspecified
- M41.4Neuromuscular scoliosisnon-billable header