M99.4
Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
M99.4 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for connective tissue stenosis of neural canal. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M99.40 Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of head region, M99.41 Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of cervical region, M99.42 Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of thoracic region, M99.43 Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region and 6 more. Its coding notes include 10 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- 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-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- 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
Inherited from M99 Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified
- This category should not be used if the condition can be classified elsewhere.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
More specific codes under M99.4 10
- M99.40Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of head regionBillable
- M99.41Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of cervical regionBillable
- M99.42Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of thoracic regionBillable
- M99.43Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of lumbar regionBillable
- M99.44Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of sacral regionBillable
- M99.45Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of pelvic regionBillable
- M99.46Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of lower extremityBillable
- M99.47Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of upper extremityBillable
- M99.48Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of rib cageBillable
- M99.49Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal of abdomen and other regionsBillable