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M46.31 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region


The ICD 10 Code for Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region is listed as M46.31.
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: M46.31
Description: Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
539 - Osteomyelitis W Mcc
540 - Osteomyelitis W Cc
541 - Osteomyelitis W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Spondylopathies (M45-M49)
Parent M46.3 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 730.98 - Unspecified infection of bone, other specified sites (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M46.31:
M46.30 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), site unspecified
M46.32 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervical region
M46.33 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), cervicothoracic region
M46.34 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracic region
M46.35 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), thoracolumbar region
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