Billable FY2026 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code, spine region. What it covers, how to bill it cleanly, and what these patients sound like when they call.
Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region: the standard code for lumbar disc herniation at L1 through L5 without myelopathy or radiculopathy coded elsewhere. Commonly paired with M54.16 when radicular symptoms accompany the structural finding.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M51.24 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region |
| M51.25 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region |
| M51.27 | Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region |
| M51.04 | Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region |
| M51.05 | Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region |
| M51.06 | Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region |
Disc-herniation patients often arrive as urgent-feeling calls after an MRI report lands in a portal. Status-versus-findings discipline matters: the phone can confirm the report is in and book the consult, while findings themselves stay with the clinician.
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M51.26 is the FY2026 ICD-10-CM code for other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region. Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region: the standard code for lumbar disc herniation at L1 through L5 without myelopathy or radiculopathy coded elsewhere.
M51.26 covers the lumbar region proper; M51.27 covers lumbosacral. The imaging report's level determines the region, and precision here supports medical-necessity review.
Yes. M51.26 appears in the official FY2026 ICD-10-CM code set (effective October 1, 2025). ICD-10-CM is public-domain CMS data; verify annually as codes are revised each fiscal year.
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