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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M46.3 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)

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M46.3 is the ICD-10 code for Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic). 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

Coding notes

  • Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.

M46.3 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

M46.3Infektion (varig) i intervertebraldisk

NorwayICD-10-NO

M46.3Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive

  • M46.30Pyogen infeksjon i flere mellomvirvelskiver i ryggsøylen
  • M46.31Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i oksipito-atlanto-aksialregionen
  • M46.32Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i cervikalregionen
  • M46.33Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i cervikotorakalregionen
  • M46.34Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i torakalregionen
  • M46.35Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i torakolumbalregionen
  • M46.36Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i lumbalregionen
  • M46.37Pyogen infeksjon i mellomvirvelskive i lumbosakralregionen
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM463Infektiøs diskitis i rygsøjlen

  • DM463AInfektiøs discitis intervertebralis postoperativa
FinlandICD-10-FI

M46.3Nikamavälilevyn infektio

GermanyICD-10-GM

M46.3Bandscheibeninfektion (pyogen)

FranceICD-10-FR

M46.3Infection (pyogène) d'un disque intervertébral

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M46.3infectie van tussenwervelschijf (pyogeen)

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M46.30Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), site unspecified
  • M46.31Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region
  • M46.32Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervical region
  • M46.33Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervicothoracic region
  • M46.34Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracic region
  • M46.35Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracolumbar region
  • M46.36Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbar region
  • M46.37Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbosacral region
  • and 2 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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