M43.1

Non-billable (Header)

Spondylolisthesis

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with M43.1

  • acute traumatic of lumbosacral region (S33.1)
  • acute traumatic of sites other than lumbosacral- code to Fracture, vertebra, by region
  • congenital spondylolisthesis (Q76.2)

Excludes1

inherited from M43

Rules from parent category M43: Other deforming dorsopathies

  • congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (Q76.2)
  • hemivertebra (Q76.3-Q76.4)
  • Klippel-Feil syndrome (Q76.1)
  • lumbarization and sacralization (Q76.4)
  • platyspondylisis (Q76.4)
  • spina bifida occulta (Q76.0)
  • spinal curvature in osteoporosis (M80.-)
  • spinal curvature in Paget's disease of bone [osteitis deformans] (M88.-)

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Code Information

CodeM43.1
BillableNo — Header code
ParentM43
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes111 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes10

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)