M99.7
Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina
M99.7 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina. 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 M99.70 Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of head region, M99.71 Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of cervical region, M99.72 Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of thoracic region, M99.73 Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina 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)
- 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
- This category should not be used if the condition can be classified elsewhere.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- 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 M99.7 10
- M99.70Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of head regionBillable
- M99.71Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of cervical regionBillable
- M99.72Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of thoracic regionBillable
- M99.73Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar regionBillable
- M99.74Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of sacral regionBillable
- M99.75Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of pelvic regionBillable
- M99.76Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lower extremityBillable
- M99.77Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of upper extremityBillable
- M99.78Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of rib cageBillable
- M99.79Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of abdomen and other regionsBillable