M46.2
Header — not billableOsteomyelitis of vertebra
The ICD-10 code for osteomyelitis of vertebra is M46.2.
M46.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
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 M46.2
- M46.20Osteomyelitis of vertebra, site unspecified
- M46.21Osteomyelitis of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M46.22Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervical region
- M46.23Osteomyelitis of vertebra, cervicothoracic region
- M46.24Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracic region
- M46.25Osteomyelitis of vertebra, thoracolumbar region
- M46.26Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbar region
- M46.27Osteomyelitis of vertebra, lumbosacral region
- M46.28Osteomyelitis of vertebra, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
Related codes in this category
- M46.0Spinal enthesopathynon-billable header
- M46.1Sacroiliitis, not elsewhere classified
- 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
- M46.2Osteomyelitis of vertebranon-billable header