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ICD-10-CM Codes M00-M99 M50-M54 M51

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51

Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

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Excludes-2 for M51:

  • cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)

  • sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • M51  Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
      • M51.0 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
        • M51.04  Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
        • M51.05  Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.06  Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
      • M51.1 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
        • M51.14  Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
        • M51.15  Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.16  Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
        • M51.17  Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
      • M51.2 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
        • M51.24  Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
        • M51.25  Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.26  Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region
        • M51.27  Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region
      • M51.3 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
        • M51.34  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region
        • M51.35  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.36 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region
          • M51.360  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only
          • M51.361  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only
          • M51.362  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
          • M51.369  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
        • M51.37 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region
          • M51.370  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only
          • M51.371  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only
          • M51.372  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
          • M51.379  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
      • M51.4 Schmorl's nodes
        • M51.44  Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
        • M51.45  Schmorl's nodes, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.46  Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
        • M51.47  Schmorl's nodes, lumbosacral region
      • M51.8 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
        • M51.84  Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracic region
        • M51.85  Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracolumbar region
        • M51.86  Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
        • M51.87  Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region
      • M51.9  Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
      • M51.A Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
        • M51.A0  Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size
        • M51.A1  Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
        • M51.A2  Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region
        • M51.A3  Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size
        • M51.A4  Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region
        • M51.A5  Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region