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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M46.2 Osteomyelitis of vertebra

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M46.2 is the ICD-10 code for Osteomyelitis of vertebra. It is a four-character subcategory of M46 (Other inflammatory spondylopathies), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M45–M49 (Spondylopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

M46.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

M46.2Osteomyelit i kota

NorwayICD-10-NO

M46.2Osteomyelitt i virvel

  • M46.20Osteomyelitt i flere virvler i ryggsøylen
  • M46.21Osteomyelitt i virvel i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M46.22Osteomyelitt i virvel i cervikalregionen
  • M46.23Osteomyelitt i virvel i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M46.24Osteomyelitt i virvel i torakalregionen
  • M46.25Osteomyelitt i virvel i torakolumbalregionen
  • M46.26Osteomyelitt i virvel i lumbalregionen
  • M46.27Osteomyelitt i virvel i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM462Osteomyelitis i ryghvirvel

FinlandICD-10-FI

M46.2Nikaman osteomyeliitti

GermanyICD-10-GM

M46.2Wirbelosteomyelitis

FranceICD-10-FR

M46.2Ostéomyélite vertébrale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M46.2osteomyelitis van wervel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M46.20Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
  • M46.21Osteomyelitis of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
  • M46.22Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervical region
  • M46.23Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
  • M46.24Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic region
  • M46.25Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
  • M46.26Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region
  • M46.27Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbosacral region
  • and 1 more national subcodes

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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