M51.1 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder

Excludes1 (never code together)

• lumbar radiculitis NOS (M54.16)
• sciatica NOS (M54.3)

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 M51.1

• M51.14 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
• M51.15 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
• M51.16 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
• M51.17 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region

Code annotations containing back-references to M51.1

Back-references to M51.1

• Type 1 Excludes: G55 Nerve root and plexus compressions in diseases classified elsewhere ("nerve root compression (due to) (in) intervertebral disc disorders (M50.1.-, M51.1.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: G57.0 Lesion of sciatic nerve ("sciatica attributed to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.1 Radiculopathy ("radiculopathy with lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.3 Sciatica ("sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica ("lumbago with sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder (M51.1-)")

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
• 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 (this code)
• M51.14 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
• M51.15 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
• M51.16 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
• M51.17 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
• M51.2 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement