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722.93 DISC DIS NEC/NOS-LUMBAR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 722.93

Short Description: Disc dis NEC/NOS-lumbar

Long Description: Other and unspecified disc disorder, lumbar region

Code Classification:

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Annular tear of lumbar disc
  • Calcification of intervertebral cartilage AND/OR disc of lumbar region
  • Calcification of lumbar disc
  • Internal disruption of lumbar intervertebral disc
  • Lumbar disc lesion
  • Lumbar discitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 722.93 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Calcification
    • disc, intervertebral 722.90
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
    • intervertebral cartilage or disc (postinfectional) 722.90
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
  • Discitis 722.90
    • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
        • with myelopathy 722.73
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • disc (intervertebral) (space) 722.90
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93
    • intervertebral disc 722.90
      • lumbar, lumbosacral 722.93

Crosswalk Information

The code 722.93 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
722.93 Right Arrow M46.47 Discitis, unspecified, lumbosacral region
M51.86 Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
M51.87 Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region
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
722.90 Other and unspecified disc disorder, unspecified region
722.91 Other and unspecified disc disorder, cervical region
722.92 Other and unspecified disc disorder, thoracic region

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

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