icd 10 code for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease

What is the ICD 10 code for degenerative disk disease?

ICD-10-CM Code for Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region M51. 36.

What is the ICD 10 code for degenerative changes of lumbar spine?

M51.36M51. 36 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region. ICD-10-CM.

What does diagnosis code M51 16 mean?

Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51. 16: Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region.

What is disc degeneration lumbosacral?

Lumbar disc degeneration is defined as the wear and tear of lumbar intervertebral disc, and it is mainly occurring at L3-L4 and L4-S1 vertebrae. Lumbar disc degeneration may lead to disc bulging, osteophytes, loss of disc space, and compression and irritation of the adjacent nerve root.

Is degenerative disc disease a diagnosis?

How is degenerative disc disease diagnosed? A diagnosis is based on a medical history and a physical examination, as well as the symptoms and the circumstances where the pain started. Magnetic resonance imaging can show damage to discs, but it alone cannot confirm degenerative disc disease.

What is the ICD-10 code for lumbar pain?

M54.5Code M54. 5 is the diagnosis code used for Low Back Pain (LBP). This is sometimes referred to as lumbago.

What is G89 29 diagnosis?

ICD-10 | Other chronic pain (G89. 29)

What is the ICD-10 code for chronic pain?

89.29 or the diagnosis term “chronic pain syndrome” to utilize ICD-10 code G89. 4.

What is the ICD-10-CM code for?

The ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published by the United States for classifying diagnoses and reason for visits in all health care settings. The ICD-10-CM is based on the ICD-10, the statistical classification of disease published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

What is degenerative disc disease NHS?

Degenerative disc disease is a condition where the intervertebral disc, the gel-like material between the vertebrae, has begun to wear out due to aging, repetitive stress, smoking, injury, formation of bone spurs or obesity.

What does marked degenerative disc disease mean?

Simply put, degenerative disc disease refers to symptoms of back or neck pain caused by wear-and-tear on a spinal disc. In some cases, degenerative disc disease also causes weakness, numbness, and hot, shooting pains in the arms or legs (radicular pain).

What is an example of a degenerative disease?

Listen to pronunciation. (deh-JEH-neh-ruh-tiv dih-ZEEZ) A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time. Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer disease are examples.

The ICD code M51 is used to code Intervertebral disc disorder

A intervertebral disc disorder is a condition that involves deterioration, herniation, or other dysfunction of an intervertebral disc.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'M51.36 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code M51.36. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

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 M51.36 and a single ICD9 code, 722.52 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.