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M46

Other inflammatory spondylopathies

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

  • M46.0 Spinal enthesopathy (also a header)
  • M46.1 Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
  • M46.2 Osteomyelitis of vertebra (also a header)
  • M46.3 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic) (also a header)
  • M46.4 Discitis, unspecified (also a header)
  • M46.5 Other infective spondylopathies (also a header)
  • M46.8 Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies (also a header)
  • M46.9 Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other inflammatory spondylopathies