M99.79 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of abdomen and other regions

The ICD 10 Code for Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of abdomen and other regions is listed as M99.79.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	M99.79
Description:	Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of abdomen and other regions
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	551 - Medical Back Problems W Mcc 552 - Medical Back Problems W/o Mcc

Chapter	Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block	Biomechanical lesions, not elsewhere classified (M99)
Parent	M99.7 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	724.09 - Spinal stenosis, other region (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M99.79:
M99.70 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of head region
M99.71 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of cervical region
M99.72 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of thoracic region
M99.73 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lumbar region
M99.74 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of sacral region
M99.75 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of pelvic region
M99.76 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of lower extremity
M99.77 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of upper extremity
M99.78 - Connective tissue and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina of rib cage