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M51.369

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Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Wear and tear of a disc in the lower back without any documented pain symptoms, discovered incidentally or asymptomatic.

Coding Tips

  • •The '9' fifth character indicates no pain is documented; use only when pain is explicitly absent
  • •Common in imaging findings without clinical correlation

Code Hierarchy

└M51Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders└M51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration└M51.36Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region└M51.369Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
└M51.369Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain

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