Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (M51)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (m51). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Instructional Notations

Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

  • cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders M50
  • sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders M53.3
  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)

    • Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)

        • Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (M51)

        • 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
        • M51.37 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region
        • 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