ICD-10-CM Codes
M00-M99
M50-M54
M51-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.16

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.16

Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region

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Billable/Specific Code

M51.16 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy, lumbar region
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM M51.16 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M51.16 - other international versions of ICD-10 M51.16 may differ.

The following code(s) above M51.16 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 M51.16:

M00-M99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range M00-M99
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M50-M54
2023 ICD-10-CM Range M50-M54
Other dorsopathies
Type 1 Excludes
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
Other dorsopathies
M51
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
Type 2 Excludes
- cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
- sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
M51.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.1
Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
Applicable To
- Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder
Type 1 Excludes
- lumbar radiculitis NOS (M54.16)
- sciatica NOS (M54.3)
Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy

Approximate Synonyms

Intervertebral disc disorders w radiculopathy
Lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy
Lumbar disc prolapse with radiculopathy
Lumbar intervertebral disc disorder with radiculopathy

ICD-10-CM M51.16 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

551 Medical back problems with mcc
552 Medical back problems without mcc

Convert M51.16 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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to M51.16:

Code First: M51.A0
, M51.A1
, M51.A2

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.A0
Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size
Code First
- , if applicable, lumbar disc herniation (M51.06, M51.16, M51.26)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.A1
Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
Code First
- , if applicable, lumbar disc herniation (M51.06, M51.16, M51.26)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.A2
Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region
Code First
- , if applicable, lumbar disc herniation (M51.06, M51.16, M51.26)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M51.16:

Degeneration, degenerative
- intervertebral disc NOS
  - lumbar region M51.36
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.36
    Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    - with
      - neuritis, radiculitis, radiculopathy or sciatica M51.16
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- intervertebral disc - see also Disorder, disc
  - lumbar (with)
    - neuritis, radiculitis, radiculopathy or sciatica M51.16
Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- disc (intervertebral) M51.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.9
  Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - with
    - radiculopathy
      - lumbar region M51.16
Displacement, displaced
- intervertebral disc NEC
  - lumbar region M51.26
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.26
    Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    - with
      - neuritis, radiculitis, radiculopathy or sciatica M51.16

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To M51.16

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

M51.24 Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region

M51.25 Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region

M51.26 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region

M51.27 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region

M51.3 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration

M51.34 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region

M51.35 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region

M51.36 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.16

Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Other dorsopathies

Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy

Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size

Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region

Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region

Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region

Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder

Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region