737.30 IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 737.30

Short Description: Idiopathic scoliosis

Long Description: Scoliosis [and kyphoscoliosis], idiopathic

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Osteopathies, chondropathies, and acquired musculoskeletal deformities (730-739)
      • 737 Curvature of spine
        • 737.30 Idiopathic scoliosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 737.30 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Curvature
    • spine (acquired) (angular) (idiopathic) (incorrect) (postural) 737.9
      • kyphoscoliotic (see also Kyphoscoliosis) 737.30
      • scoliotic (see also Scoliosis) 737.30
  • Deformity 738.9
    • spine (acquired) NEC 738.5
      • kyphoscoliotic (see also Kyphoscoliosis) 737.30
      • scoliotic (see also Scoliosis) 737.30
  • Kyphoscoliosis, kyphoscoliotic (acquired) (see also Scoliosis) 737.30
    • congenital 756.19
    • due to radiation 737.33
    • heart (disease) 416.1
    • idiopathic 737.30
      • infantile
        • progressive 737.32
        • resolving 737.31
    • late effect of rickets 268.1 [737.43]
    • specified NEC 737.39
    • thoracogenic 737.34
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [737.43]
  • Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) 737.30
    • congenital 754.2
    • due to or associated with
      • Charc�t-Marie-Tooth disease 356.1 [737.43]
      • mucopolysaccharidosis 277.5 [737.43]
      • neurofibromatosis 237.71 [737.43]
      • osteitis
        • deformans 731.0 [737.43]
        • fibrosa cystica 252.01 [737.43]
      • osteoporosis (see also Osteoporosis) 733.00 [737.43]
      • poliomyelitis 138 [737.43]
      • radiation 737.33
      • tuberculosis (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [737.43]
    • idiopathic 737.30
      • infantile
        • progressive 737.32
        • resolving 737.31
    • paralytic 737.39
    • rachitic 268.1
    • sciatic 724.3
    • specified NEC 737.39
    • thoracogenic 737.34
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [737.43]

Crosswalk Information

The code 737.30 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
737.30 Right Arrow M41.20 Other idiopathic scoliosis, site unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
737.0 Adolescent postural kyphosis
737.10 Kyphosis (acquired) (postural)
737.11 Kyphosis due to radiation
737.12 Kyphosis, postlaminectomy
737.19 Other kyphosis (acquired)
737.20 Lordosis (acquired) (postural)
737.21 Lordosis, postlaminectomy
737.22 Other postsurgical lordosis
737.29 Other lordosis (acquired)
737.31 Resolving infantile idiopathic scoliosis
737.32 Progressive infantile idiopathic scoliosis
737.33 Scoliosis due to radiation
737.34 Thoracogenic scoliosis
737.39 Other kyphoscoliosis and scoliosis
737.40 Curvature of spine, unspecified, associated with other conditions
737.41 Kyphosis associated with other conditions
737.42 Lordosis associated with other conditions
737.43 Scoliosis associated with other conditions
737.8 Other curvatures of spine
737.9 Unspecified curvature of spine


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