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FY2027

M51.360 — Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only

Billable

Is M51.360 billable?

Yes — M51.360 is billable for FY2027. M51.360 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M51.360 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

M51.360 at a glance

CodeM51.360
DescriptionOther intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does M51.360 group to?

M51.360 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 551Medical Back Problems with MCCmedical
  • 552Medical Back Problems without MCCmedical

How is M51.360 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under M51.36, the nearest indexed parent of M51.360. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

  • Degeneration, degenerative › intervertebral disc › lumbar region

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to M51.360.

  • Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with axial back pain only

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M50-M54

The conditions below can never be reported together with M51.360 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • current injury - see injury of spine by body region
  • discitis NOS (M46.4-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M51.360, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M51.360 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M51

The conditions below are not part of M51.360, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M51.360 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • cervical and cervicothoracic disc disorders (M50.-)
  • sacral and sacrococcygeal disorders (M53.3)

How long has M51.360 existed?

M51.360 first appears in FY2025.

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

What other codes are in the M51.36 family? (3)