ICD-10-CM · Chapter 13 · M00-M99
M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
- sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| M51..0 | Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy | No |
| M51..04 | Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region | Yes |
| M51..05 | Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M51..06 | Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..1 | Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy | No |
| M51..14 | Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region | Yes |
| M51..15 | Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M51..16 | Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..17 | Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M51..2 | Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement | No |
| M51..24 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region | Yes |
| M51..25 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M51..26 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..27 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M51..3 | Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration | No |
| M51..34 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region | Yes |
| M51..35 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M51..36 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region | No |
| M51..360 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only | Yes |
| M51..361 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only | Yes |
| M51..362 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain | Yes |
| M51..369 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain | Yes |
| M51..37 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region | No |
| M51..370 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only | Yes |
| M51..371 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only | Yes |
| M51..372 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain | Yes |
| M51..379 | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain | Yes |
| M51..4 | Schmorl's nodes | No |
| M51..44 | Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region | Yes |
| M51..45 | Schmorl's nodes, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M51..46 | Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..47 | Schmorl's nodes, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M51..8 | Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders | No |
| M51..84 | Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracic region | Yes |
| M51..85 | Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracolumbar region | Yes |
| M51..86 | Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..87 | Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M51..9 | Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder | Yes |
| M51..A | Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects | No |
| M51..A0 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size | Yes |
| M51..A1 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..A2 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region | Yes |
| M51..A3 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size | Yes |
| M51..A4 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region | Yes |
| M51..A5 | Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region | Yes |
Plain-language term for this code
The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category M51:
- Herniated Disc — Disco Herniado
Last reviewed: September 2026