ICD-10-CM category
M51 Other intervertebral disc disorders
M51 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 36 complete codes below.
Codes in M51
- M51.04Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
- M51.05Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M51.06Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
- M51.14Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M51.15Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M51.16Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M51.17Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M51.24Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
- M51.25Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region
- M51.26Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region
- M51.27Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region
- M51.34Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region
- M51.35Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region
- M51.360Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only
- M51.361Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only
- M51.362Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
- M51.369Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
- M51.370Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only
- M51.371Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only
- M51.372Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
- M51.379Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
- M51.44Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
- M51.45Schmorl's nodes, thoracolumbar region
- M51.46Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
- M51.47Schmorl's nodes, lumbosacral region
- M51.84Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracic region
- M51.85Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracolumbar region
- M51.86Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
- M51.87Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region
- M51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
- M51.A0Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size
- M51.A1Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
- M51.A2Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region
- M51.A3Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size
- M51.A4Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region
- M51.A5Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region
Outside the US? M51 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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