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Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region. M51.36 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M48.06. Spinal stenosis, lumbar region. M48.06 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
M51.36 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 M51.36 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Degeneration of lumbar intervertebral disc. Degenerative disc disease, lower back. Lumbar disc degeneration. ICD-10-CM M51.36 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 551 Medical back problems with mcc. 552 Medical back problems without mcc. Convert M51.36 to ICD-9-CM.
5 – Low Back Pain. ICD-Code M54. 5 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of chronic low back pain.
M53. 86 - Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region. ICD-10-CM.
Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M51. 86 became effective on October 1, 2021.
9: Dorsalgia, unspecified.
ICD-10 code M54. 9 for Dorsalgia, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .
Limited mandibular range of motion M26. 52 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 M26. 52 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The current code, M54. 5 (Low back pain), will be expanded into three more specific codes: M54. 50 (Low back pain, unspecified)
The new diagnosis code – M54. 51 – went into effect on October 1, 2021. This code will be applied to patients meeting indications for treatment with basivertebral nerve radiofrequency neurotomy.
S39. 012, Low back strain. M51.
M54. 9 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 M54.
M54. 59, other low back pain is used for lower back pain that can be attributed to a specific reason but there is not an applicable code available that describes or defines it. (You can name it but it is does not have its own specific code (i.e. facet syndrome.)
6: Pain in thoracic spine.
Dorsalgia generally refers to back or spine pain (1). However, while dorsalgia includes spinal-related pain like lower back pain, mid back pain, and sciatica pain, it does not include pain from conditions like scoliosis or lordosis. Dorsalgia includes back pain that begins in the back muscles, nerves, and joints (2).
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. These are: Cervical. Cervicothoracic.