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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 M46.5
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M46.5
Other infective spondylopathies
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M46.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M46.5 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M46.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 M46.5 may differ.
The following code(s) above
M46.5 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
M46.5:
- 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M46.5
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
M46.55 …… thoracolumbar region
M46.58 …… sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M46.59 …… multiple sites in spine
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
