Diagnosis Code

M46.3 INFECTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (PYOGENIC)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M46.3

Short Description: Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)

Long Description: Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)

The code M46.3 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
      • Other inflammatory spondylopathies (M46)
        • M46.3 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code M46.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

    Similar Codes

    ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
    M46 Other inflammatory spondylopathies
    M46.0 Spinal enthesopathy
    M46.00 Spinal enthesopathy, site unspecified
    M46.01 Spinal enthesopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.02 Spinal enthesopathy, cervical region
    M46.03 Spinal enthesopathy, cervicothoracic region
    M46.04 Spinal enthesopathy, thoracic region
    M46.05 Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar region
    M46.06 Spinal enthesopathy, lumbar region
    M46.07 Spinal enthesopathy, lumbosacral region
    M46.08 Spinal enthesopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.09 Spinal enthesopathy, multiple sites in spine
    M46.1 Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
    M46.2 Osteomyelitis of vertebra
    M46.20 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
    M46.21 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.22 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervical region
    M46.23 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
    M46.24 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic region
    M46.25 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
    M46.26 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region
    M46.27 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbosacral region
    M46.28 Osteomyelitis of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.30 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), site unspecified
    M46.31 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.32 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervical region
    M46.33 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervicothoracic region
    M46.34 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracic region
    M46.35 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracolumbar region
    M46.36 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbar region
    M46.37 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbosacral region
    M46.38 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.39 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), multiple sites in spine
    M46.4 Discitis, unspecified
    M46.40 Discitis, unspecified, site unspecified
    M46.41 Discitis, unspecified, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.42 Discitis, unspecified, cervical region
    M46.43 Discitis, unspecified, cervicothoracic region
    M46.44 Discitis, unspecified, thoracic region
    M46.45 Discitis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region
    M46.46 Discitis, unspecified, lumbar region
    M46.47 Discitis, unspecified, lumbosacral region
    M46.48 Discitis, unspecified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.49 Discitis, unspecified, multiple sites in spine
    M46.5 Other infective spondylopathies
    M46.50 Other infective spondylopathies, site unspecified
    M46.51 Other infective spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.52 Other infective spondylopathies, cervical region
    M46.53 Other infective spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
    M46.54 Other infective spondylopathies, thoracic region
    M46.55 Other infective spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
    M46.56 Other infective spondylopathies, lumbar region
    M46.57 Other infective spondylopathies, lumbosacral region
    M46.58 Other infective spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.59 Other infective spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine
    M46.8 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies
    M46.80 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, site unspecified
    M46.81 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.82 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervical region
    M46.83 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
    M46.84 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracic region
    M46.85 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
    M46.86 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbar region
    M46.87 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbosacral region
    M46.88 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.89 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine
    M46.9 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy
    M46.90 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, site unspecified
    M46.91 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
    M46.92 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervical region
    M46.93 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region
    M46.94 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracic region
    M46.95 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region
    M46.96 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbar region
    M46.97 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbosacral region
    M46.98 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
    M46.99 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, multiple sites in spine


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