2022 ICD-10-CM M51.37 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region; Note: approximate conversions between ICD-9-CM codes and ICD-10-CM codes may require clinical interpretation in order to determine the most appropriate conversion code(s) for your specific coding situation.
Research Hospitalization Volume, DRGs, Quality Outcomes, Top Hospitals & Physicians for 72252 - Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc - ICD 9 Diagnosis Code
Convert 722.4 to ICD-10. The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information: M50.30 - Other cervical disc degeneration, unsp cervical region
Short description: Lumb/lumbosac disc degen. ICD-9-CM 722.52 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 722.52 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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722.52 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 722.5:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
722.52 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.