APPENDIX A: Diagnosis and Procedure Codes Relevant to Low Back Pain Related Medical Care
*Note: All codes were not necessarily present in this cohort
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition Diagnosis Codes 353.1 Lumbosacral plexus lesions
353.4 Lumbosacral root lesions, not elsewhere classified 720.2 Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
721.3 Lumbosacral spondylosis without myelopathy 721.42 Spondylosis with myelopathy, lumbar region
722.10 Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy 722.32 Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
722.52 Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc 722.73 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, lumbar region 722.83 Postlaminectomy syndrome, lumbar region
722.93 Other and unspecified disc disorder, lumbar region
724.02 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region, without neurogenic claudication 724.03 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region, with neurogenic claudication
724.2 Lumbago 724.3 Sciatica
724.4 Thoracic or lumbosacral neuritis or radiculitis, unspecified 724.5 Backache, unspecified
724.6 Disorders of sacrum
724.70 Unspecified disorder of coccyx 724.71 Hypermobility of coccyx 724.79 Other disorders of coccyx
724.8 Other symptoms referable to back 724.9 Other unspecified back disorders 739.3 Nonallopathic lesions, lumbar region 739.4 Nonallopathic lesions, sacral region
739.5 Nonallopathic lesions, pelvic region 756.11 Spondylolysis, lumbosacral region
846.0 Sprain of lumbosacral (joint) (ligament) 846.1 Sprain of sacroiliac ligament
846.2 Sprain of sacrospinatus (ligament) 846.3 Sprain of sacrotuberous (ligament)
846.8 Sprain of other specified sites of sacroiliac region 846.9 Sprain of unspecified site of sacroiliac region 847.2 Sprain of lumbar
847.3 Sprain of sacrum 847.4 Sprain of coccyx
953.2 Injury to lumbar nerve root 953.3 Injury to sacral nerve root 953.5 Injury to lumbosacral plexus Systemic Arthropathy of the Spine
720.0 720.81 720.89 720.9
721.6
Spine Infection
730.08 730.18 730.28 730.88
730.98
Lumbar Fracture, Instability, and other Trauma
805.5 805.6 805.7 839.20
839.30 839.41 839.42 839.51
839.52 721.7 839.50 839.59
922.33 925.2 926.11
Current Procedural Terminology Codes
Lumbo-sacral Surgery Procedures
22207 22514 22612
22214 22533 22630
22224 22558 22632
22511 22586 22633
22634
Lumbar Spine Injection Procedure
27096 62270 62282 62287
62290 62292 62304 62311
62319 62322 62323 62326
62327 64483 64493 64494
64495
Lumbar Spine Related Imaging Procedures
72010 72020 72069 72081
72082 72083 72084 72100
72110 72114 72120 72131
72132 72133 72148 72149
72158 72170 72190 72191
72192 72193 72194 72195
72196 72197 72198 72200
72202 72220
Other Lumbar Spine Procedures
22015 22102 22114 22521
22524 22848 22857 22682
22865 22867 22868 22869
22870 27050 27080 27279
27280 62270 62272 62380
63005 63011 63012 63017
63030 63042 63044 63047
63056 63087 63088 63090
63091 63102 63200 63252
63267 63268 63272 63273
63277 63278 63282 63283
63287 63302 63303 63306
63307 63740 63741 63744
63746 64635 64712 64714
64809 64818 64858 64862
00630 00632 00635
