M43.6
Torticollis
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where M43.6 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- M43 Parent Other deforming dorsopathies
- M43.6 This code Torticollis
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
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congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis ( Q68.0 )
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congenital spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis ( Q76.2 )
Inherited from M43 — Other deforming dorsopathies
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current injury - see Injury, of spine, by body region
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ocular torticollis ( R29.891 )
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psychogenic torticollis ( F45.8 )
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lumbarization and sacralization ( Q76.4 )
Inherited from M43 — Other deforming dorsopathies
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spasmodic torticollis ( G24.3 )
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torticollis due to birth injury ( P15.2 )
Version History
How M43.6 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentTorticollis
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedTorticollis
Related Codes
Other codes under M43
- M43.0 Spondylolysis
- M43.1 Spondylolisthesis
- M43.2 Fusion of spine
- M43.3 Recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation with myelopathy Billable
- M43.4 Other recurrent atlantoaxial dislocation Billable
- M43.5 Other recurrent vertebral dislocation
- M43.8 Other specified deforming dorsopathies
- M43.9 Deforming dorsopathy, unspecified Billable
Codes whose official notes reference M43.6
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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