Icd 10 code for degenerative disc disease lumbar spine

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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2013 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

How is degenerative disc disease coded in ICD-10-CM when the site is unspecified? The Alphabetic Index under the main term “Degeneration,” subterm “disc disease,” refers the user to “See Degeneration, intervertebral disc NEC.” However, there is no such entry in the Index. Codes in subcategory M51.3, Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration, are specific to vertebral regions. ...

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M51.36  Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region

M51.36 - Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region

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