M46.5
Header — not billableOther infective spondylopathies
The ICD-10 code for other infective spondylopathies is M46.5.
M46.5 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.
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 M46.5
- M46.50Other infective spondylopathies, site unspecified
- M46.51Other infective spondylopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M46.52Other infective spondylopathies, cervical region
- M46.53Other infective spondylopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M46.54Other infective spondylopathies, thoracic region
- M46.55Other infective spondylopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M46.56Other infective spondylopathies, lumbar region
- M46.57Other infective spondylopathies, lumbosacral region
- M46.58Other infective spondylopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M46.59Other infective spondylopathies, multiple sites in spine
Related codes in this category
- M46.0Spinal enthesopathynon-billable header
- 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
- M46.8Other specified inflammatory spondylopathiesnon-billable header
- M46.9Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathynon-billable header
- M46.5Other infective spondylopathiesnon-billable header