FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Lumbago due to displacement of intervertebral disc
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M51.24Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic regionBillable / specificM51.25Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar regionBillable / specificM51.26Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar regionBillable / specificM51.27Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral regionBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M51.0 | Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy | Category · further specificity required |
| M51.1 | Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy | Category · further specificity required |
| M51.3 | Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration | Category · further specificity required |
| M51.4 | Schmorl's nodes | Category · further specificity required |
| M51.8 | Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders | Category · further specificity required |
| M51.9 | Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder | Billable / specific |
| M51.A | Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects | Category · further specificity required |
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