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M46.20 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified is listed as M46.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M46.20
Description: Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
456 - Spinal Fus Exc Cerv W Spinal Curv/malig/infec Or 9+ Fus W Mcc
457 - Spinal Fus Exc Cerv W Spinal Curv/malig/infec Or 9+ Fus W Cc
458 - Spinal Fus Exc Cerv W Spinal Curv/malig/infec Or 9+ Fus W/o Cc/mcc
539 - Osteomyelitis W Mcc
540 - Osteomyelitis W Cc
541 - Osteomyelitis W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
Parent M46.2 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 730.28 - Unspecified osteomyelitis, other specified sites (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M46.20:
M46.21 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M46.22 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervical region
M46.23 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
M46.24 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic region
M46.25 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
M46.26 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region
M46.27 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbosacral region
M46.28 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region