M46.37

Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbosacral region

Billable / specificHCC V28 92

M46.37 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from M46)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M46)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M46)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M46)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M46)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M46)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M46)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M46)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M46)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M46)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M46)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent. (from M46.3)

Also known as

  • Infection, infected, infective, intervertebral disc, pyogenic, lumbosacral region

Parent code

  • M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)Header

Related codes

  • M46.30Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), site unspecifiedBillable
  • M46.31Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
  • M46.32Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervical regionBillable
  • M46.33Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervicothoracic regionBillable
  • M46.34Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracic regionBillable
  • M46.35Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracolumbar regionBillable
  • M46.36Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbar regionBillable
  • M46.38Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
  • M46.39Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), multiple sites in spineBillable

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