Other infective spondylopathies
Other infective spondylopathies
M46.5 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Infectious involvement of the spine without a documented or determinable vertebral site — used when the spinal region affected by infection has not been specified in clinical documentation.
Infectious inflammation of the spinal structures at the occipito-atlanto-axial region (C0–C1–C2 junction) caused by a pathogen not classified elsewhere in the M46 category.
Infectious inflammation of the vertebrae and surrounding spinal structures localized to the cervical (C1–C7) region, caused by a pathogen other than tuberculosis or brucellosis.
M46.53 classifies infectious spondylopathy affecting the cervicothoracic region (C7–T1 junction) that does not fall under a more specific infective spinal diagnosis such as tuberculous spondylitis (M45) or pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis coded elsewhere.
Infectious spinal disease affecting the thoracic vertebrae (T1–T12) caused by a pathogen other than those classified under osteomyelitis of vertebra (M46.2) or pyogenic intervertebral disc infection (M46.3).
Infective spondylopathy of non-pyogenic or atypical origin affecting the junction of the thoracic and lumbar spine (T12-L1 region), where the infectious process does not fall under more specific categories such as tuberculosis or brucellosis.
M46.56 classifies infectious conditions of the lumbar vertebrae and surrounding spinal structures that are not captured by more specific infective spondylopathy codes (e.g., pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis or tuberculous spondylitis), localized to the L1–L5 region.
Infectious inflammation of the spinal vertebrae and associated structures localized to the lumbosacral junction (L5-S1 region), caused by organisms other than those classified under tuberculosis or other specific infective spondylopathies.
M46.58 identifies infectious disease involving the vertebral structures of the sacral and sacrococcygeal region — the lower sacrum through the coccyx — caused by pathogens other than those classified under pyogenic or tuberculous spondylitis codes.
Infectious disease process affecting the vertebrae and surrounding spinal structures at two or more non-contiguous or contiguous regions of the spine, caused by organisms other than those classified under pyogenic or tuberculous spondylitis.