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M43.6

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Torticollis

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

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Cannot be coded with M43.6

  • • 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)

❌ 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

CodeM43.6
BillableYes
ParentM43
CategoryDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Excludes114 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)