M46.4
Discitis, unspecified
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- M46.40Discitis, unspecified, site unspecifiedBillable
- M46.41Discitis, unspecified, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
- M46.42Discitis, unspecified, cervical regionBillable
- M46.43Discitis, unspecified, cervicothoracic regionBillable
- M46.44Discitis, unspecified, thoracic regionBillable
- M46.45Discitis, unspecified, thoracolumbar regionBillable
- M46.46Discitis, unspecified, lumbar regionBillable
- M46.47Discitis, unspecified, lumbosacral regionBillable
- M46.48Discitis, unspecified, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
- M46.49Discitis, unspecified, multiple sites in spineBillable
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition (M00-M25) Arthropathies (M00-M25) Includes: Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints (M40-M54) Dorsopathies (M40-M54) (M60-M79) Soft tissue disorders (M60-M79) (M80-M94) Osteopathies and chondropathies (M80-M94)