M51.24
BillableOther intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
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)
- cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
- sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Displacement of thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy64787009
- Degeneration of thoracic intervertebral disc68675004
- Herniation of nucleus pulposus84857004
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy202707000
- Thoracic disc displacement without myelopathy202707000
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc240216005
- Pain in thoracic spine267981009
- Thoracic back pain279038004
- Discogenic pain608830002
- Thoracic discogenic pain608831003
- Prolapse of thoracic intervertebral disc co-occurrent and due to degeneration735607008
- Prolapse of thoracic intervertebral disc with degeneration735607008
- Herniation of intervertebral disc without myelopathy448631000124106
- Herniation of nucleus pulposus of thoracic intervertebral disc448601000124103
- Herniation of nucleus pulposus of thoracic intervertebral disc without myelopathy448611000124100
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of eighth thoracic vertebra42791000087104
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T8-T942791000087104
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of eleventh thoracic vertebra43421000087100
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T11-T1243421000087100
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of fifth thoracic vertebra42761000087107
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T5-T642761000087107
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of first thoracic vertebra42701000087108
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T1-T242701000087108
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of fourth thoracic vertebra42751000087109
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T4-T542751000087109
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of ninth thoracic vertebra42721000087102
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T9-T1042721000087102
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of second thoracic vertebra42731000087100
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T2-T342731000087100
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of seventh thoracic vertebra42781000087101
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T7-T842781000087101
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of sixth thoracic vertebra42771000087103
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T6-T742771000087103
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of tenth thoracic vertebra42711000087105
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T10-T1142711000087105
- Prolapse of intervertebral disc of third thoracic vertebra42741000087106
- Prolapsed thoracic intervertebral disc, T3-T442741000087106
- Prolapse of thoracic intervertebral disc without radiculopathy13271000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region?
The ICD-10-CM code for other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region is M51.24. The full clinical description is "Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region". M51.24 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code M51.24 mean?
ICD-10-CM code M51.24 represents "Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M51.24 a billable code?
Yes, M51.24 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M51.24 in?
M51.24 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M51.24?
M51.24 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: current injury - see injury of spine by body region; discitis NOS (M46.4-).
What SNOMED CT codes does M51.24 map to?
M51.24 maps to 25 SNOMED CT concepts: 68675004, 608830002, 64787009, 448631000124106, 84857004, and 20 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M51.24?
M51.24 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2895398. 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.