Discitis, unspecified, lumbar region. M46.46 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM M46.46 became effective on October 1, 2018.
M46.46 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M46.46 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code. M46.26 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM M46.26 became effective on October 1, 2019.
M54. 59: Other low back pain.
M46.44ICD-10 Code for Discitis, unspecified, thoracic region- M46. 44- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 Code M54. 5 for Chronic Low Back Pain | CareCloud.
ICD-10 code M43. 26 for Fusion of spine, lumbar region is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .
Discitis, or diskitis, is inflammation that develops between the intervertebral discs of your spine. These discs are located between your vertebrae. The spaces between them are called intervertebral disc spaces. Swelling in these spaces can put pressure on the discs, leading to pain.
M46. 24 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic region. ICD-10-CM.
M54. 50 (Low back pain, unspecified)
For starters, dorsalgia is severe back pain, which could be coming from different parts of the spine. Depending on the specific section of the spine where the pain is coming from, there are six types of dorsalgia.
The ICD-10-CM guidelines also state you can assign the G89 codes in conjunction with codes from other categories and chapters to provide more detail about acute or chronic pain or neoplasm-related pain. For example, you can assign a G89 code to indicate that the pain is acute or chronic.
Fusion of spine, site unspecified M43. 20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M43. 20 became effective on October 1, 2021.
If the surgeon performs a posterolateral fusion from L3 through L5, but does not perform a posterior interbody fusion, the traditional posterior lumbar fusion codes (22612 for the first level and 22614 for each additional level) should be used.
Release Lumbar Spinal Cord, Open Approach ICD-10-PCS 00NY0ZZ is a specific/billable code that can be used to indicate a procedure.
Discitis or diskitis is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups. In adults it can lead to severe consequences such as sepsis or epidural abscess but can also spontaneously resolve, especially in children under 8 years of age.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M46.46. 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 M46.46 and a single ICD9 code, 722.93 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.