M46.0
Header — not billableSpinal enthesopathy
The ICD-10 code for spinal enthesopathy is M46.0.
M46.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Disorder of ligamentous or muscular attachments of spine
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M46.0
- M46.00Spinal enthesopathy, site unspecified
- M46.01Spinal enthesopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M46.02Spinal enthesopathy, cervical region
- M46.03Spinal enthesopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M46.04Spinal enthesopathy, thoracic region
- M46.05Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M46.06Spinal enthesopathy, lumbar region
- M46.07Spinal enthesopathy, lumbosacral region
- M46.08Spinal enthesopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M46.09Spinal enthesopathy, multiple sites in spine
Related codes in this category
- M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
- M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebranon-billable header
- M46.3Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic)non-billable header
- M46.4Discitis, unspecifiednon-billable header
- M46.5Other infective spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M46.9Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathynon-billable header
- M46.0Spinal enthesopathynon-billable header