Diagnosis Code

M45 ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M45

Short Description: Ankylosing spondylitis

Long Description: Ankylosing spondylitis

The code M45 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
      • Ankylosing spondylitis (M45)
        • M45 Ankylosing spondylitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code M45 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Rheumatoid arthritis of spine
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • arthropathy in Reiter's disease (@M02.3*-)
    • juvenile (ankylosing) spondylitis (@M08.1*)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • Behçet's disease (@M35.2*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M45.0 Ankylosing spondylitis of multiple sites in spine
M45.1 Ankylosing spondylitis of occipito-atlanto-axial region
M45.2 Ankylosing spondylitis of cervical region
M45.3 Ankylosing spondylitis of cervicothoracic region
M45.4 Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracic region
M45.5 Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracolumbar region
M45.6 Ankylosing spondylitis lumbar region
M45.7 Ankylosing spondylitis of lumbosacral region
M45.8 Ankylosing spondylitis sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M45.9 Ankylosing spondylitis of unspecified sites in spine
M45.A Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
M45.A0 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of unspecified sites in spine
M45.A1 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of occipito-atlanto-axial region
M45.A2 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of cervical region
M45.A3 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of cervicothoracic region
M45.A4 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of thoracic region
M45.A5 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of thoracolumbar region
M45.A6 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of lumbar region
M45.A7 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of lumbosacral region
M45.A8 Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of sacral and sacrococcygeal region
M45.AB Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis of multiple sites in spine


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