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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- M51 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Thoracic, thoracolum, and lumbosacral intvrt disc disorders
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M51 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M51 - other international versions of ICD-10 M51 may differ.
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (M51) and the excluded code together.
The following code(s) above
M51 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
M51:
- 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to M51:
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Type 1 Excludes: M54.6, S33, S33.0, S23.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.6
Pain in thoracic spine
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- pain in thoracic spine due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S33
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated open wound
Includes- avulsion of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of lumbar spine and pelvis
Type 1 Excludes- nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.-)
- obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments (O71.6)
Type 2 Excludes- dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of hip (S73.-)
- strain of muscle of lower back and pelvis (S39.01-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S33.0
Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 6)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S23.0
Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M51
M50.83 …… cervicothoracic region
M50.9 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified
M50.90 …… unspecified cervical region
M50.91 …… high cervical region
M50.92 Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, mid-cervical region
M50.920 Unspecified cervical disc disorder, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
M50.921 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level
M50.922 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level
M50.923 Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level
M50.93 …… cervicothoracic region
M51
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
M51.0 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
M51.04 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
M51.05 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
M51.06 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
M51.1 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
M51.14 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
M51.15 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
M51.16 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
M51.17 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
M51.2 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
