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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

M51.A0

Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where M51.A0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. M51 Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
  2. M51.A Parent Other lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
  3. M51.A0 This code Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders ( M50 .-)

Inherited from M51 — Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Excludes2

sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders ( M53.3 )

Inherited from M51 — Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Code First

, if applicable, lumbar disc herniation ( M51.06 , M51.16 , M51.26 )

Version History

How M51.A0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size

Related Codes

Other codes under M51.A

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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