FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
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 with radiculopathy
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 |
Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M51.14Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic regionBillable / specificM51.15Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable / specificM51.16Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar regionBillable / specificM51.17Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, 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 |
| M51.2 | 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 |
| M51.A | Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)
Excludes 2 · sciatica attributed to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1.-)
Excludes 1 · radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
Excludes 1 · sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)
Excludes 1 · lumbago with sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)