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M99.5

Non-billable

Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Additional Information

From parent codes: M00-M99 (Chapter 13)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M00-M99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • 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)
NotesFrom M00-M99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More Specific Codes (10)

M99.50Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of head region→M99.51Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of cervical region→M99.52Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of thoracic region→M99.53Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of lumbar region→M99.54Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of sacral region→M99.55Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of pelvic region→M99.56Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of lower extremity→M99.57Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of upper extremity→M99.58Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of rib cage→M99.59Intervertebral disc stenosis of neural canal of abdomen and other regions→