M51Other intervertebral disc disorders
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use M51 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XIII
- musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Group M40-M54
- Bệnh lý cột sống
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn đĩa đệm cột sống khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral disc disorders
Related M51 codes
M51.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy (G99.2*)
M51.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy (G55.1*)
M51.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified intervertebral disc displacement
M51.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified intervertebral disc degeneration
M51.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Schmorl nodes
M51.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified intervertebral disc disorders
M51.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Intervertebral disc disorder, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
