ICD-10-CM code "M51.A": Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeM51.A
DescriptionOther lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
Hierarchy
  1. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
  2. Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
  3. Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (M51)
  4. Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects (M51.A)
Billable statusNon billable code

Excludes

  1. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

    Type 2arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Type 2compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)

    Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

    Type 2congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

    Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

    Type 2injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

    Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

  2. Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

    Type 1current injury - see injury of spine by body region

    Type 1discitis NOS (M46.4-)

  3. Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (M51)

    Type 2cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)

    Type 2sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)

  4. Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects (M51.A)

Includes

  1. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
  2. Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
  3. Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (M51)
  4. Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects (M51.A)

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