Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • M46.36

    Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbar region

  • M46.37

    Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), lumbosacral region

  • M46.38

    Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M46.39

    Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), multiple sites in spine

  • M46.40

    Discitis, unspecified, site unspecified

  • M46.41

    Discitis, unspecified, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M46.42

    Discitis, unspecified, cervical region

  • M46.43

    Discitis, unspecified, cervicothoracic region

  • M46.44

    Discitis, unspecified, thoracic region

  • M46.45

    Discitis, unspecified, thoracolumbar region

  • M46.46

    Discitis, unspecified, lumbar region

  • M46.47

    Discitis, unspecified, lumbosacral region

  • M46.48

    Discitis, unspecified, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M46.49

    Discitis, unspecified, multiple sites in spine

  • M46.50

    Other infective spondylopathies, site unspecified

  • M46.51

    Other infective spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M46.52

    Other infective spondylopathies, cervical region

  • M46.53

    Other infective spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region

  • M46.54

    Other infective spondylopathies, thoracic region

  • M46.55

    Other infective spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region

  • M46.56

    Other infective spondylopathies, lumbar region

  • M46.57

    Other infective spondylopathies, lumbosacral region

  • M46.58

    Other infective spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M46.59

    Other infective spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine

  • M46.80

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, site unspecified

  • M46.81

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M46.82

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervical region

  • M46.83

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region

  • M46.84

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracic region

  • M46.85

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region

  • M46.86

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbar region

  • M46.87

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, lumbosacral region

  • M46.88

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M46.89

    Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine

  • M46.90

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, site unspecified

  • M46.91

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M46.92

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervical region

  • M46.93

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, cervicothoracic region

  • M46.94

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracic region

  • M46.95

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, thoracolumbar region

  • M46.96

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbar region

  • M46.97

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, lumbosacral region

  • M46.98

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region

  • M46.99

    Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, multiple sites in spine

  • M47.011

    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, occipito-atlanto-axial region

  • M47.012

    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region

  • M47.013

    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervicothoracic region

  • M47.014

    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region

  • M47.015

    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracolumbar region

  • M47.016

    Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, lumbar region

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