722.6 - Degeneration Of Intervertebral Disc, Site Unspecified
The ICD 9 Code for Degeneration of intervertebral disc, site unspecified is listed as 722.6.
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: | 722.6 |
| Long Description: | Degeneration of intervertebral disc, site unspecified |
| Short Description: | Disc degeneration NOS |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue |
| Block: | Dorsopathies (720-724) |
| 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-10-CM Code: | M51.36 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | M51.37 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 722.6: | |
| 722.0 - Displacement of cervical intervertebral disc without myelopathy | |
| 722.2 - Displacement of intervertebral disc, site unspecified, without myelopathy | |
| 722.4 - Degeneration of cervical intervertebral disc | |