M51.27 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM M51.27 became effective on October 1, 2020.
You may also need any of the following:
You may have any of the following if the herniated disc presses against your nerves or spinal cord:
What's the difference between a protruding disk and a herniated disk? Not too much: They both indicate a disc which may be causing pressure on adjacent nerve structures generally speaking the herniated is worse than the protruding.
M51. 24 - Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic 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.
A herniated thoracic disc (also called thoracic disc herniation or thoracic herniated disc) is a serious but treatable spinal condition in which the soft center of a thoracic intervertebral disc (the nucleus pulposus) pushes through a tear in the tough outer layer of the disc (the annulus fibrosus) and into the spinal ...
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."
ICD-10-CM Code for Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region M51. 16.
A herniated disc occurs when the fibrous outer portion of the disc ruptures or tears, and the jelly-like core squeezes out. When the herniated disc compresses a nearby nerve, as in the image below, the result can be a pinched nerve. A pinched nerve may cause pain, numbness, tingling or weakness in the arms or legs.
The C7-T1 spinal motion segment connects the neck (cervical spine) with the upper back (thoracic spine). Together they form the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ).
“You have millions of people who herniate discs in the neck or lower back, but a herniation in thoracic spine area is exceedingly rare,” Bydon explains. A herniation like Gil's occurs in one out of every one million people per year—the likelihood of the injury is, quite literally, one in a million.
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.