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M46.38 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal region


The ICD 10 Code for Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal region is listed as M46.38.
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: M46.38
Description: Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), sacral and sacrococcygeal 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 M46.38:
M46.30 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), site unspecified
M46.31 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region
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
M46.39 - Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), multiple sites in spine