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ICD-10 diagnosis code

M51 Other intervertebral disc disorders

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M51 is the ICD-10 code for Other intervertebral disc disorders. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block M50–M54 (Other dorsopathies) in Chapter XIII, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIII · M00–M99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What M51 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral disc disorders

Subcodes of M51

M51 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

M51Andra sjukdomar i mellankotskivorna

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM51Sygdomme i lumbale og torakale båndskiver

FinlandICD-10-FI

M51Muut selän nikamavälilevyjen sairaudet

GermanyICD-10-GM

M51Sonstige Bandscheibenschäden

FranceICD-10-FR

M51Atteintes d'autres disques intervertébraux

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M51aandoeningen van overige tussenwervelschijven

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • 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

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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