Herniation of lumbar intervertebral disc Lumbar disc herniation Prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc ICD-10-CM M51.26 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v 38.0): 551 Medical back problems with mcc 552 Medical back problems without mcc
Displacement, displaced intervertebral disc NEC lumbar region M51.26 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.26. Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. with neuritis, radiculitis, radiculopathy or sciatica M51.16.
There are many options found in the M50 and M51 categories, which are: M51- Thoracic, Thoracolumbar, and Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc Disorders The fifth character provides detail about the anatomical location within the spinal region.
Discs characterized herein as "herniated" should be coded under 722.0, 722.10, 722.11, or 722.2. A disc described as "bulging" without further specification as to the cause of the bulging should not be coded as a displacement, but, like other observations of uncertain significance as 722.9 "other and unspecified disc disorder" or as 793.7, ...
M51. 26 - Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region. ICD-10-CM.
Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M51. 25 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K42 K42.
Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar regionM51. 26 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
"A bulging disc is like letting air out of a car tire. The disc sags and looks like it is bulging outward. With a herniated disc, the outer covering of the disc has a hole or tear. This causes the nucleus pulposus (jelly-like center of the disc) to leak into the spinal canal."
Displacement of a lumbar disc refers to protrusion or herniation of the nucleus pulposus, of the cushion-like disc resting between any two of the five lumbar vertebrae (vertebrae L1 through L5) in the lower spine.
ICD-10 Code for Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region- M51. 16- Codify by AAPC.
Herniation of the nucleus pulposus (HNP) occurs when the nucleus pulposus (gel-like substance) breaks through the anulus fibrosus (tire-like structure) of an intervertebral disc (spinal shock absorber).
M51. 16 - Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region | ICD-10-CM.
36 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region.
11 Unilateral primary osteoarthritis, right knee.
5 – Low Back Pain. ICD-Code M54. 5 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of chronic low back pain.
A intervertebral disc disorder is a condition that involves deterioration, herniation, or other dysfunction of an intervertebral disc.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M51.16. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code M51.16 and a single ICD9 code, 722.93 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Though it is not specifically mentioned, “thoracolumbar” likely only includes T12-L1, and “lumbosacral” probably only refers to the L5-S1 interspace. There is a strange rule for cervical disc disorders indicating that you should code to the most superior level of the disorder.
It is already included in the code. Likewise, don’t code sciatica (M54.3-) if you code for lumbar disc with radiculopathy. It would be redundant. On a side note, lumbar radiculopathy (M54.16) might be used if pain is not yet known to be due a disc, but it radiates from the lumbar spine.