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722.90 DISC DIS NEC/NOS-UNSPEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 722.90

Short Description: Disc dis NEC/NOS-unspec

Long Description: Other and unspecified disc disorder, unspecified region

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710–739)
    • Dorsopathies (720-724)
      • 722 Intervertebral disc disorders
        • 722.90 Disc dis NEC/NOS-unspec

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Calcification of intervertebral cartilage AND/OR disc
  • Discitis
  • Infective discitis
  • Inflammatory discitis
  • Intervertebral disc disorder
  • Intervertebral disk calcification
  • Nerve root and plexus compressions in intervertebral disc disorders
  • Tear of the annulus fibrosus of intervertebral disc

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 722.90 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Calcification
    • disc, intervertebral 722.90
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
    • intervertebral cartilage or disc (postinfectional) 722.90
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
  • Calcinosis (generalized) (interstitial) (tumoral) (universalis) 275.49
    • intervertebralis 275.49 [722.90]
  • Discitis 722.90
    • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
    • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
    • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • discogenic (see also Disease, intervertebral disc) 722.90
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • with myelopathy 722.70
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
        • with myelopathy 722.71
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
        • with myelopathy 722.73
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
        • with myelopathy 722.72
    • Verse's (calcinosis intervertebralis) 275.49 [722.90]
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • disc (intervertebral) (space) 722.90
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • cervical, cervicothoracic 722.91
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
      • thoracic, thoracolumbar 722.92
  • Verse's disease (calcinosis intervertebralis) 275.49 [722.90]

Crosswalk Information

The code 722.90 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
722.90 Right Arrow M46.40 Discitis, unspecified, site unspecified
M51.9 Unsp thoracic, thoracolum and lumbosacr intvrt disc disorder
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
722.0 Displacement of cervical intervertebral disc without myelopathy
722.10 Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy
722.11 Displacement of thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy
722.2 Displacement of intervertebral disc, site unspecified, without myelopathy
722.30 Schmorl's nodes, unspecified region
722.31 Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
722.32 Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
722.39 Schmorl's nodes, other region
722.4 Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc
722.51 Degeneration of thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc
722.52 Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc
722.6 Degeneration of intervertebral disc, site unspecified
722.70 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified region
722.71 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, cervical region
722.72 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, thoracic region
722.73 Intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, lumbar region
722.80 Postlaminectomy syndrome, unspecified region
722.81 Postlaminectomy syndrome, cervical region
722.82 Postlaminectomy syndrome, thoracic region
722.83 Postlaminectomy syndrome, lumbar region
722.91 Other and unspecified disc disorder, cervical region
722.92 Other and unspecified disc disorder, thoracic region
722.93 Other and unspecified disc disorder, lumbar region

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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