FY2023
Effective from
- Added
Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2023Coverage 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 · 2022-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2023
Effective from
Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
Billable diagnosis 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 |
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: M51.86
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M51.A0 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size | Billable / specific |
| M51.A2 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region | Billable / specific |
| M51.A3 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size | Billable / specific |
| M51.A4 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region | Billable / specific |
| M51.A5 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region | Billable / specific |
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