FY2025
Effective from
- Added
Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For 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 · 2024-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2025
Effective from
Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | Added |
| 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
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: M51.36
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M51.360 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only | Billable / specific |
| M51.361 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only | Billable / specific |
| M51.362 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain | Billable / specific |
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