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M51.9 - Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder is listed as M51.9.
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: M51.9
Description: Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
551 - Medical Back Problems W Mcc
552 - Medical Back Problems W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
Parent M51 - Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 722.90 - Other and unspecified disc disorder, unspecified region (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M51.9:
M51.0 - Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
M51.1 - Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
M51.2 - Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
M51.3 - Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
M51.4 - Schmorl's nodes
M51.8 - Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders