M51.37 — Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region
Is M51.37 billable?
No — M51.37 is a non-billable header code. M51.37 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 4 billable codes beneath M51.37.
Billable codes under this header
- M51.370Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only
- M51.371Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only
- M51.372Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
- M51.379Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
M51.37 at a glance
| Code | M51.37 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M51.37 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M51.37. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Degeneration, degenerative › intervertebral disc › lumbosacral region
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M50-M54
The conditions below can never be reported together with M51.37 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 M51.37, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M51.37 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 M51.37, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M51.37 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M51.37? (4)
- M51.370Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only
- M51.371Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only
- M51.372Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
- M51.379Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
How long has M51.37 existed?
M51.37 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2025: M51.37 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.