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M51.1 Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathyG55.1

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M51.1 is the ICD-10 code for Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathyG55.1. It is a four-character subcategory of M51 (Other intervertebral disc disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block M50–M54 (Other dorsopathies) 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

What M51.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder

What M51.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • lumbar radiculitis NOS M54.1

M51.1 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

M51.1Disksjukdomar (diskbråck) i lumbalregionen och andra regioner med radikulopati

  • M51.1JDiskdegeneration/diskbråck med radikulit i torakalryggen
  • M51.1KDiskdegeneration/diskbråck med radikulit i ländryggen (ischias)
NorwayICD-10-NO

M51.1Lidelse i lumbalskive og andre mellomvirvelskiver, med radikulopati

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DM511Lumbal eller torakal diskusprolaps med radikulopati

  • DM511ALumbal diskusprolaps I/II med radikulopati
  • DM511BLumbal diskusprolaps II/III med radikulopati
  • DM511CLumbal diskusprolaps III/IV med radikulopati
  • DM511DLumbal diskusprolaps IV/V med radikulopati
  • DM511ELumbosakral diskusprolaps med radikulopati
  • DM511FLumbal diskusprolaps UNS med radikulopati
  • DM511HTorakal diskusprolaps med radikulopati
  • DM511ITorakolumbal diskusprolaps med radikulopati
FinlandICD-10-FI

M51.1Nikamavälilevysairaus ja hermojuurioireisto

GermanyICD-10-GM

M51.1Lumbale und sonstige Bandscheibenschäden mit Radikulopathie

FranceICD-10-FR

M51.1Atteintes d'un disque lombaire et d'autres disques intervertébraux avec

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

M51.1aandoeningen van lumbale en andere tussenwervelschijven met

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • M51.14Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
  • M51.15Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
  • M51.16Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
  • M51.17Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, 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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