M51

M51: Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M51 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)

Other codes that can never be billed with M51

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G54Nerve root and plexus disorders
G55Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere
G99.2Myelopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
M54.1Radiculopathy
M54.3Sciatica
M54.4Lumbago with sciatica
M54.5Low back pain
M54.6Pain in thoracic spine

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M51

8 child codes. Green means billable.