The block M45–M49 of ICD-10 is titled “Spondylopathies”. It is part of Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, and holds 5 groups.
Codes in M45–M49
- M46.0Spinal enthesopathy
- M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
- M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebra
- M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
- M46.4Discitis, unspecified
- M46.5Other infective spondylopathies
- M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies
- M46.9Inflammatory spondylopathy, unspecified
- M49.0Tuberculosis of spineA18.0
- M49.1Brucella spondylitisA23.-
- M49.2Enterobacterial spondylitisA01-A04
- M49.3Spondylopathy in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- M49.4Neuropathic spondylopathy
- M49.5Collapsed vertebra in diseases classified elsewhere
- M49.8Spondylopathy in other diseases classified elsewhere
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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