M51.36
Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region
M51.36 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M51.360 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only; M51.361 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only; M51.362 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain and M51.369 Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry
More specific codes under M51.36 4
- M51.360Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain onlyBillable
- M51.361Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain onlyBillable
- M51.362Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity painBillable
- M51.369Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity painBillable