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M45.5

Billable

Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracolumbar region

Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracolumbar region

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M45-M49

Parent Code

M45

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • arthropathy in Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
  • juvenile (ankylosing) spondylitis (M08.1)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • 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)
  • Behçet's disease (M35.2)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code M45.5?

ICD-10-CM code M45.5 represents "Ankylosing spondylitis of thoracolumbar region". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is M45.5 a billable code?

Yes, M45.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M45.5 in?

M45.5 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M45.5?

M45.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: arthropathy in Reiter's disease (M02.3-); juvenile (ankylosing) spondylitis (M08.1).

What are the UMLS CUIs for M45.5?

M45.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0838487. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.