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M46.5 Other infective spondylopathies

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M46.5 is the ICD-10 code for Other infective spondylopathies. 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

M46.5 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

M46.5Andra infektiösa spondylopatier

NorwayICD-10-NO

M46.5Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylen

  • M46.50Annen infeksiøs lidelse i flere lokalisasjoner i ryggsøylen
  • M46.51Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens oksipito-atlanto-aksialregion
  • M46.52Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens cervikalregion
  • M46.53Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens cervikotorakalregion
  • M46.54Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens torakalregion
  • M46.55Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens torakolumbalregion
  • M46.56Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens lumbalregion
  • M46.57Annen infeksiøs lidelse i ryggsøylens lumbosakralregion
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM465Anden form for infektiøs spondylopati

  • DM465AInfektiøs spondylitis UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

M46.5Muu infektioosi nikamasairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

M46.5Sonstige infektiöse Spondylopathien

FranceICD-10-FR

M46.5Autres spondylopathies infectieuses

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M46.5overige infectieuze-spondylopathieën

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M46.50Other infective spondylopathies, site unspecified
  • M46.51Other infective spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
  • M46.52Other infective spondylopathies, cervical region
  • M46.53Other infective spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
  • M46.54Other infective spondylopathies, thoracic region
  • M46.55Other infective spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
  • M46.56Other infective spondylopathies, lumbar region
  • M46.57Other infective spondylopathies, 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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