Thoracic, thrclm and lumbosacr intvrt disc disord w myelpath
Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
M51.0 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.
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Thoracic intervertebral disc disorder causing spinal cord dysfunction (myelopathy) at the T1–T12 vertebral levels, distinct from radiculopathy and from cervical or lumbar disc disease.
Disc disorder at the thoracolumbar junction (typically T12–L1) that has progressed to cause myelopathy — spinal cord compression with upper or lower motor neuron signs, gait disturbance, or bowel/bladder dysfunction.
M51.06 identifies a lumbar intervertebral disc disorder — herniation, degeneration, or prolapse — that has produced myelopathy: objective neurological dysfunction caused by spinal cord or cauda equina compression at the lumbar level.