M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Applies from M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Codes under M51

• 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
• M51.9 Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
• M51.A Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects

Code annotations containing back-references to M51

Back-references to M51

• Type 1 Excludes: G54 Nerve root and plexus disorders ("intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine ("pain in thoracic spine due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S23.0 Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc ("rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S33 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis ("nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S33.0 Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc ("rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 6)")

Back-references to M51

• Type 1 Excludes: G54 Nerve root and plexus disorders ("intervertebral disc disorders (M50-M51)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine ("pain in thoracic spine due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S23.0 Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc ("rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of thoracic intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 4)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S33 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis ("nontraumatic rupture or displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S33.0 Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc ("rupture or displacement (nontraumatic) of lumbar intervertebral disc NOS (M51.- with fifth character 6)")

Nearby codes

• M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders (this code)
• M51.0 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
• M51.04 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
• M51.05 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
• M51.06 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
• M51.1 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy