M99.5
Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
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 2
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Alongside this code 9 same parent — M99
M99.0 Segmental and somatic dysfunction category M99.1 Subluxation complex (vertebral) category M99.2 Subluxation stenosis of neural canal category M99.3 Osseous stenosis of neural canal category M99.4 Connective tissue stenosis of neural canal category M99.6 Osseous and subluxation stenosis of intervertebral foramina category M99.7 Connective tiss and disc stenosis of intervertebral foramina category M99.8 Other biomechanical lesions category M99.9 Biomechanical lesion, unspecified
Subordinate codes 10
M99.50 Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of head region M99.51 Intvrt disc stenosis of neural canal of cervical region M99.52 Intvrt disc stenosis of neural canal of thoracic region M99.53 Intvrt disc stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region M99.54 Intvrt disc stenosis of neural canal of sacral region M99.55 Intvrt disc stenosis of neural canal of pelvic region M99.56 Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of low extrm M99.57 Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of up extrem M99.58 Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of rib cage M99.59 Intvrt disc stenos of neural canal of abd and oth regions
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