Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy
Non-billable header
M46.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
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)
Parent code
- M46Other inflammatory spondylopathiesHeader
More specific codes M46.9
- M46.90Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, site unspecifiedBillable
- M46.91Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
- M46.92Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervical regionBillable
- M46.93Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervicothoracic regionBillable
- M46.94Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracic regionBillable
- M46.95Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracolumbar regionBillable
- M46.96Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbar regionBillable
- M46.97Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbosacral regionBillable
- M46.98Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
- M46.99Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, multiple sites in spineBillable
Related codes
- M46.0Spinal enthesopathyHeader
- M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
- M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebraHeader
- M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)Header
- M46.4Discitis, unspecifiedHeader
- M46.5Other infective spondylopathiesHeader
- M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathiesHeader