M96.1
Postlaminectomy syndrome, not elsewhere classified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 15 never code together
M96code
Excludes2
- arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)M02.0-
- complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)T84.-
- disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)M80
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)M97.-
- presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)Z96-Z97
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 3
- Complication (s) (from) (of)
- Syndrome — see also Disease
- postlaminectomy NEC M96.1
- Postlaminectomy syndrome NEC M96.1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M96
M96.0 Pseudarthrosis after fusion or arthrodesis M96.2 Postradiation kyphosis M96.3 Postlaminectomy kyphosis M96.4 Postsurgical lordosis M96.5 Postradiation scoliosis M96.6 Fx bone following insrt ortho implnt/prosth/bone plt category M96.8 Other intraop and postproc comp and disorders of ms sys, NEC category M96.A Fx ribs, stern thrx assoc w comprsn chest & cardiopulm resus category
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