Chiropractic ICD 10 Codes

Chiropractic ICD 10 codes are used to record diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures, which is crucial for billing and reimbursements. ICD 10 (short for International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision) codes create a common language for medical professionals, ensuring clear communication and consistency of care between providers.

On this page, we have recorded many of the most common chiropractic ICD 10 codes for quick reference. However, with TextExpander, you’ll never have to type out or copy and paste a chiropractic ICD 10 code again. You can type a short abbreviation that expands into the properly formatted code, along with the description. Try it out now:

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Common Chiropractic ICD 10 Codes

How to pair subluxation codes with other diagnoses on Medicare claims

Medicare covers chiropractic manipulation only to treat a subluxation of the spine, so the claim lists the subluxation first. Report the M99.0 code for the spinal region you treated as the primary diagnosis, then the neuromusculoskeletal condition that needs treatment, such as sciatica or cervicalgia, as the secondary diagnosis.

• Primary diagnosis: The segmental and somatic dysfunction code for each region treated, for example M99.01 for cervical, M99.02 for thoracic, or M99.03 for lumbar. WPS, a Medicare contractor, lists M99.00 to M99.05 for this.
• Secondary diagnosis: The condition that explains why treatment is needed, such as M54.2 cervicalgia, M54.16 lumbar radiculopathy, or M54.31 sciatica on the right side. Each Medicare contractor publishes its own list of accepted secondary codes.
• Procedure codes: Spinal manipulation is billed with CPT 98940, 98941, or 98942, depending on how many spinal regions you treat. Medicare doesn’t cover extraspinal manipulation (CPT 98943), so the M99.07 to M99.09 codes apply to other payers’ claims.
• AT modifier: Add it to 98940 to 98942 for active or corrective treatment. Without it, Medicare treats the manipulation as maintenance care, which isn’t considered medically necessary.

Commercial payers set their own rules, so check each payer’s policy and your Medicare contractor’s billing and coding article before you rely on a pairing. Once you know the pairs you bill most, save each one as a TextExpander Snippet, such as M99.03 with M54.16, so one abbreviation enters both codes in the right order. Start with the Chiropractic ICD-10 Codes group above, and for site-specific pain codes, see our list of ICD 10 codes for pain. For visit notes, our medical dot phrases page shows how clinics share approved wording.