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ICD-10-CM Code for Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region M46.31

ICD-10 code M46.31 for Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Dorsopathies .

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Infection of intervertebral disc (pyogenic), occipito-atlanto-axial region

M46.3

Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

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Inflammatory spondylopathy
[QUOTE="Rachel.Sack, post: 479876, member: 703749"] I just coded one of these today. If you look up arthropathy in the alphabetic index, it says "[I]see also[/I] Arthritis". If you then go to Arthriti... [ Read More ]
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