ICD-Code M46.3: Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)
- M46.30 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic) Multiple sites in spine
- 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
- M46.38 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic) Sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M46.39 Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic) Site unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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