M46.3 — Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)

Not billable

Is M46.3 billable?

No — M46.3 is a non-billable header code. M46.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath M46.3.

Billable codes under this header

M46.3 at a glance

Code	M46.3
Description	Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside M46.3 to fully describe the condition. M46.3 is sequenced first.

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M46.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M46.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.

arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

What codes fall under M46.3? (10)

How long has M46.3 existed?

M46.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.