M51
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
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- M51.0Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathyMore levels
- M51.1Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathyMore levels
- M51.2Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacementMore levels
- M51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degenerationMore levels
- M51.4Schmorl's nodesMore levels
- M51.8Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disordersMore levels
- M51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorderBillable
- M51.AOther lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defectsMore levels
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
current injury - see injury of spine by body region discitis NOS (M46.4-)
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)