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M51.16
Billable

Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Billable Code

M51.16 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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back pain with sciatica
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Lumbago with Sciatica

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back surgery
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Spinal Fusion Surgery

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degenerative disk disease lumbar with radiculopathy
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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disc herniation
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Intervertebral Disc Disorder

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disk herniation
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Intervertebral Disc Disorder

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herniated disc lumbar
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Intervertebral Disc Disorder with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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herniated disk
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Intervertebral Disc Disorder

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herniated lumbar disc
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Lumbar Disc Herniation

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herniated nucleus pulposus lumbar
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Herniated Nucleus Pulposus of the Lumbar Spine

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low back pain with radiculopathy
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Radiculopathy, lumbar region

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lower back pain with radiculopathy
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Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

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lower extremity radiculopathy
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Radiculopathy, lumbar region

View documentation for lumbar degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy
lumbar degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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lumbar disc disorder
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Lumbar Disc Disorder

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lumbar disc hernia
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

View documentation for lumbar disc prolapse with radiculopathy
lumbar disc prolapse with radiculopathy
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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lumbar discectomy
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Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Excision

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lumbar disk herniation
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Intervertebral Disc Disorder with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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lumbar herniated disc
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

View documentation for lumbar herniated disc with radiculopathy
lumbar herniated disc with radiculopathy
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Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy, Lumbar Region

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lumbar pain with radiculopathy
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Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

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lumbar radicular pain
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Lumbar Radiculopathy

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lumbar radiculitis
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Radiculopathy, lumbar region

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lumbar radiculopathy
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Lumbar Radiculopathy

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lumbar spondylosis with radiculopathy
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Lumbosacral Spondylosis with Radiculopathy

View documentation for right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy
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Lumbar Radiculopathy Affecting Right Lower Extremity

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sciatica left side
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Sciatica, left side

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sciatica right
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Sciatica, right side

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Inclusion Terms

1 item

From M51.1:

  • Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder

Excludes1

2 items

From M51.1:

  • lumbar radiculitis NOS (M54.16)
  • sciatica NOS (M54.3)

Excludes2

12 items

From M00-M99:

  • 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)

From M51:

  • cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
  • sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)

Notes

1 item

From M00-M99:

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
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