M46
Non-billableOther inflammatory spondylopathies
Other inflammatory spondylopathies
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
M45-M49
Child Codes
8
Coding Notes
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)
Child Codes (8)
M46.0Spinal enthesopathy
M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebra
M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
M46.4Discitis, unspecified
M46.5Other infective spondylopathies
M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies
M46.9Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M46?
ICD-10-CM code M46 represents "Other inflammatory spondylopathies". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is M46 a billable code?
No, M46 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under M46.
What chapter is M46 in?
M46 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What are the subcategories under M46?
M46 has 8 child codes, including: M46.0 (Spinal enthesopathy), M46.1 (Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified), M46.2 (Osteomyelitis of vertebra), M46.3 (Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)), and 4 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M46?
M46 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029644. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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