FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
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
Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
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 |
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M51.0Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathyCategory · further specificity requiredM51.1Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathyCategory · further specificity requiredM51.2Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacementCategory · further specificity requiredM51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degenerationCategory · further specificity requiredM51.4Schmorl's nodesCategory · further specificity requiredM51.8Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disordersCategory · further specificity requiredM51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorderBillable / specificM51.AOther lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defectsCategory · further specificity requiredOfficial titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)
Excludes 1 · pain in thoracic spine due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.-)
Excludes 1 · rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)
Excludes 1 · nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.-)
Excludes 1 · rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 6)