M46.8
Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies
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M46.80Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, site unspecifiedM46.81Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionM46.82Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervical regionM46.83Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervicothoracic regionM46.84Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracic regionM46.85Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracolumbar regionM46.86Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbar regionM46.87Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbosacral regionM46.88Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionM46.89Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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