M46.50
Other infective spondylopathies, site unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 10 never code together
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
M00-M99chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M46.5
M46.51 Oth infective spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region M46.52 Other infective spondylopathies, cervical region M46.53 Other infective spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region M46.54 Other infective spondylopathies, thoracic region M46.55 Other infective spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region M46.56 Other infective spondylopathies, lumbar region M46.57 Other infective spondylopathies, lumbosacral region M46.58 Oth infective spondylopathies, sacr/sacrocygl region M46.59 Other infective spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine
Additional references
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