M51.1
Header — not billableThoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
The ICD-10 code for thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy is M51.1.
M51.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Sciatica due to intervertebral disc disorder
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M51.1
Related codes in this category
- M51.0Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathynon-billable header
- M51.2Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacementnon-billable header
- M51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degenerationnon-billable header
- M51.4Schmorl's nodesnon-billable header
- M51.8Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disordersnon-billable header
- M51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
- M51.AOther lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defectsnon-billable header
- M51.1Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathynon-billable header