722.51 - Degeneration Of Thoracic Or Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc
The ICD 9 Code for Degeneration of thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc is listed as 722.51.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 722.51 |
| Long Description: | Degeneration of thoracic or thoracolumbar intervertebral disc |
| Short Description: | Thoracic disc degen |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue |
| Block: | Dorsopathies (720-724) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Degeneration of thoracic intervertebral disc
Degeneration of thoracolumbar intervertebral disc |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | M51.34 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | M51.35 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 722.51: | |
| 722.52 - Degeneration of lumbar or lumbosacral intervertebral disc | |