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M46.2 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra


The ICD 10 Code for Osteomyelitis of vertebra is listed as M46.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M46.2
Description: Osteomyelitis of vertebra
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
Parent M46 - Other inflammatory spondylopathies
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of M46.2:
M46.20 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
M46.21 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
M46.22 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervical region
M46.23 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
M46.24 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic region
M46.25 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
M46.26 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region
M46.27 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbosacral region
M46.28 - Osteomyelitis of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M46.2:
M46.0 - Spinal enthesopathy
M46.1 - Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
M46.3 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
M46.4 - Discitis, unspecified
M46.5 - Other infective spondylopathies
M46.8 - Other specified inflammatory spondylopathies
M46.9 - Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy