M51.361

Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only

Billable / specific

M51.361 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with leg pain only
  • Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with referred sclerotomal pain only

Includes (from M51)

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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • current injury - see injury of spine by body region (from M51)
  • discitis NOS (M46.4-) (from M51)

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M51)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M51)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M51)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M51)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M51)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M51)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M51)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M51)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M51)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M51)
  • cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-) (from M51)
  • sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3) (from M51)

Also known as

  • Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with leg pain only
  • Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with referred sclerotomal pain only

Parent code

  • M51.36Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar regionHeader

Related codes

  • M51.360Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain onlyBillable
  • M51.362Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity painBillable
  • M51.369Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity painBillable

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