M99.51

Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of cervical region

Billable / specific

M99.51 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 M99)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
  • Note: This category should not be used if the condition can be classified elsewhere.

Excludes2

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

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M99)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M99)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M99)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M99)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M99)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M99)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M99)

Also known as

  • Stenosis, stenotic, neural canal, intervertebral disc, cervical region
  • Stenosis, stenotic, neural canal, intervertebral disc, cervicothoracic

Parent code

  • M99.5Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canalHeader

Related codes

  • M99.50Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of head regionBillable
  • M99.52Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of thoracic regionBillable
  • M99.53Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of lumbar regionBillable
  • M99.54Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of sacral regionBillable
  • M99.55Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of pelvic regionBillable
  • M99.56Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of lower extremityBillable
  • M99.57Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of upper extremityBillable
  • M99.58Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of rib cageBillable
  • M99.59Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of abdomen and other regionsBillable

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