Diagnosis Code

M51.26 OTHER INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT, LUMBAR REGION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: M51.26

Short Description: Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region

Long Description: Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region

The code M51.26 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
      • Thoracic, thoracolum, and lumbosacral intvrt disc disorders (M51)
        • M51.26 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Degeneration of lumbar intervertebral disc
  • Discogenic pain
  • Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc
  • Displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy
  • Finding of sensation of lumbar spine
  • Herniation of nucleus pulposus
  • Herniation of nucleus pulposus of lumbar intervertebral disc
  • Internal disc disruption
  • Lumbar disc lesion
  • Lumbar disc lesion
  • Lumbar disc prolapse with cauda equina compression
  • Lumbar discogenic pain
  • Pain in lumbar spine
  • Prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc with degeneration
  • Prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc without radiculopathy
  • Prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc
  • Rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code M51.26 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Medical Back Problems With Mcc (551)
  • Medical Back Problems Without Mcc (552)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
M51.26 Right Arrow 722.10 Lumbar disc displacement

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
M51.0 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
M51.04 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
M51.05 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
M51.06 Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
M51.1 Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
M51.14 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
M51.15 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
M51.16 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
M51.17 Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
M51.2 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
M51.24 Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
M51.25 Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region
M51.27 Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region
M51.3 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
M51.34 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region
M51.35 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region
M51.36 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region
M51.37 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region
M51.4 Schmorl's nodes
M51.44 Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
M51.45 Schmorl's nodes, thoracolumbar region
M51.46 Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
M51.47 Schmorl's nodes, lumbosacral region
M51.8 Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
M51.84 Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracic region
M51.85 Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracolumbar region
M51.86 Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
M51.87 Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region
M51.9 Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
M51.A Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
M51.A0 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size
M51.A1 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
M51.A2 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region
M51.A3 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size
M51.A4 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region
M51.A5 Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region


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