FY2023
Effective from
- Added
Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2023For 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 · 2022-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2023
Effective from
Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2023| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | Added |
| 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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M51.A0Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified sizeBillable / specificM51.A1Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar regionBillable / specificM51.A2Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar regionBillable / specificM51.A3Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified sizeBillable / specificM51.A4Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral regionBillable / specificM51.A5Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, 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 |
| M51.2 | Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement | 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 |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗