ICD-10 Codes for Physiotherapists / Physical Therapists

ICD-10 Codes for Physical Therapists

What is ICD-10 coding

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).

This is a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). 

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, became endorsed by the Forty-third World Health Assembly in 1990, and was first used by member states in 1994.

It will be replaced by ICD-11 on January 1, 2022.

Use of ICD-10

ICD-10-CM is the standard transaction code set for diagnostic purposes under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It is used to track health care statistics / disease burden, quality outcomes, mortality statistics and billing.

Below is a list of common ICD-10 codes for Physiotherapy. 

The list of codes offers a great way to become more familiar with your most-used ICD-10codes. 

Chapter 13 of ICD-10

Section M60-M63

Section M20-M25

Section M15-M19

Section M50-M54

Section M70-M79

Chapter 18 of ICD-10

Section R25-R29

Section S80-S89

Section S30-S39

Section S20-S29

Section S10-S19

Section S40-S49

Chapter 19 of ICD-10 

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Chapter 13 of ICD-10 

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

Disorders of muscles (M60-M63)

Other joint disorders (M20-M25)

Osteoarthritis (M15-M19)

Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79)

Chapter 18 of ICD-10

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified NES (R00-R99) 

Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29) 

Chapter 19 of ICD-10

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

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