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Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.26
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.26
Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- M46.26 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M46.26 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M46.26 - other international versions of ICD-10 M46.26 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M46.26 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
M46.26:
- Osteomyelitis of lumbar vertebra
- Osteomyelitis of vertebra of lumbar spine
ICD-10-CM M46.26 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 456 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with mcc
- 457 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with cc
- 458 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions without cc/mcc
- 539 Osteomyelitis with mcc
- 540 Osteomyelitis with cc
- 541 Osteomyelitis without cc/mcc
Convert M46.26 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis) M86.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M86.9
Osteomyelitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Infection of bone NOS
- Periostitis without osteomyelitis
- vertebra M46.20
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.20
Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M46.26
M46.08 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M46.09 …… multiple sites in spine
M46.1 Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
M46.2 Osteomyelitis of vertebra
M46.21 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M46.23 …… cervicothoracic region
M46.25 …… thoracolumbar region
M46.26
…… lumbar region
M46.28 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M46.3 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
M46.31 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M46.33 …… cervicothoracic region
M46.35 …… thoracolumbar region
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
