Medical Diagnosis: Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolisthesis is a perfect example of why ICD-10 requires improved clinical documentation. In ICD-9, Acquired spondylolisthesis was reported with one code, 738.4. In ICD-10, there are 14 codes: M43.00 Spondylolysis, site unspecified M43.04 Spondylolysis, thoracic region M43.05 Spondylolysis, thoracolumbar region M43.06 Spondylolysis, lumbar region M43.07 Spondylolysis, lumbosacral region M43.08 Spondylolysis, sacral and sacrococcygeal region M43.09 […]