M51.A

Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects

Non-billable header

M51.A is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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)

Parent code

  • M51Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disordersHeader

More specific codes M51.A

  • M51.A0Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified sizeBillable
  • M51.A1Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar regionBillable
  • M51.A2Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar regionBillable
  • M51.A3Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified sizeBillable
  • M51.A4Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral regionBillable
  • M51.A5Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral regionBillable

Related codes

  • M51.0Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathyHeader
  • M51.1Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathyHeader
  • M51.2Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacementHeader
  • M51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degenerationHeader
  • M51.4Schmorl's nodesHeader
  • M51.8Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disordersHeader
  • M51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorderBillable

Browse