M46
Header — not billableOther inflammatory spondylopathies
The ICD-10 code for other inflammatory spondylopathies is M46.
M46 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M46
- M46.0Spinal enthesopathynon-billable header
- M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
- M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebranon-billable header
- M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)non-billable header
- M46.4Discitis, unspecifiednon-billable header
- M46.5Other infective spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M46.9Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathynon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- M45Ankylosing spondylitisnon-billable header
- M47Spondylosisnon-billable header
- M48Other spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M49Spondylopathies in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- M46Other inflammatory spondylopathiesnon-billable header