2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M51.37

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Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region

  • M51.37 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • ICD-10-CM M51.37 is a new 2025 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of M51.37 – other international versions of ICD-10 M51.37 may differ.

The following code(s) above M51.37 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to M51.37:

  • M00-M99  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • M50-M54  Other dorsopathies
  • M51  Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

Approximate Synonyms

  • Degeneration of intervertebral disc
  • Degeneration of lumbosacral intervertebral disc
  • Intervertebral disc degeneration
  • Lumbosacral disc degeneration

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): Deleted code
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): New code

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to M51.37:

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