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ICD-10-CM Codes
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M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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M45-M49
Spondylopathies
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M46-
Other inflammatory spondylopathies
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.45
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.45
Discitis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- M46.45 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 M46.45 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M46.45 - other international versions of ICD-10 M46.45 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M46.45 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
M46.45:
Approximate Synonyms
- Calcification of intervertebral disc - thoracic spine
- Calcification of thoracic disc
- Discitis of thoracolumbar spine
- Thoracolumbar discitis
ICD-10-CM M46.45 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 551 Medical back problems with mcc
- 552 Medical back problems without mcc
Convert M46.45 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
- Discitis, diskitis M46.40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.40
Discitis, unspecified, site unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- thoracolumbar region M46.45
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M46.45
M46.38 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M46.39 …… multiple sites in spine
M46.4 Discitis, unspecified
M46.41 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M46.43 …… cervicothoracic region
M46.45
…… thoracolumbar region
M46.48 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M46.49 …… multiple sites in spine
M46.5 Other infective spondylopathies
M46.51 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
M46.53 …… cervicothoracic region
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.