M46.44 is the authoritative medical code for Discitis, unspecified, thoracic region. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for discitis, unspecified, thoracic region (ICD-10-CM M46.44), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Discitis, unspecified, thoracic region is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M46.44.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to M46.44 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- M46 — Other inflammatory spondylopathies
- M46.0 — Spinal enthesopathy
- M46.00 — Spinal enthesopathy, site unspecified
- M46.01 — Spinal enthesopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M46.02 — Spinal enthesopathy, cervical region
- M46.03 — Spinal enthesopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M46.04 — Spinal enthesopathy, thoracic region
- M46.05 — Spinal enthesopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M46.06 — Spinal enthesopathy, lumbar region
- M46.07 — Spinal enthesopathy, lumbosacral region
View all 40 codes in the M46 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Discitis, diskitis, thoracic region