AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Lumbar and Lumbosacral Intervertebral Annulus Fibrosus Disc Defects

A new subcategory M51.A, Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects, has been created with new codes to identify both small and large annular defects in patients with lumbar or lumbosacral disc herniation who have undergone discectomy surgery. The new codes are as follows: M51.A0, Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size M51.A1, Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region M51.A2, Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region M51.A3, Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size M51.A4, Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region M51.A5, Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect...

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