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Intervertebral Disc Disorders

Related Terms

  • Disc Protrusion "Slipped Disc"
  • Intervertebral Disc Calcification

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Duration Trends from Reference Data

DURATION TRENDS
 ICD-9-CM: 722, 722.1, 722.10, 722.11, 722.2  
CasesMeanMinMaxNo Lost TimeOver 6 Months
296927304410.3%5.1%
 
  
 
Percentile:5th25thMedian75th95th
Days:12346096181
 
  
 

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
722 - Intervertebral Disc Disorders
722.0 - Cervical Intervertebral Disc Displacement without Myelopathy; Neuritis (Brachial) or Radiculitis Due to Displacement of Cervical Intervertebral Disc
722.1 - Thoracic or Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Displacement without Myelopathy
722.10 - Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Displacement without Myelopathy; Lumbago or Sciatica Due to Displacement of Intervertebral Disc; Neuritis or Radiculitis Due to Displacement or Rupture of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
722.11 - Thoracic Intervertebral Disc Displacement without Myelopathy
722.2 - Displacement of Intervertebral Disc without Myelopathy, Site Unspecified; Discogenic Syndrome NOS; Herniation of Nucleus Pulposus NOS; Neuritis or Radiculitis due to Displacement or Rupture of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
722.3 - Schmorls Nodes
722.6 - Degeneration of Intervertebral Disc, Site Unspecified
722.7 - Intervertebral Disc Disorder with Myelopathy

Definition

The spinal column (vertebral column) is made up of 24 movable bones, or vertebrae (7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and five lumbar vertebrae) and two fused sections (the sacrum and the coccyx). An intervertebral disc disorder is a protrusion or herniation of one of the gel-like cushions (discs) that separate the vertebrae of the spine. The displaced gel (nucleus pulposus) of the disc may press against the spinal nerves or the spinal cord itself, causing changes in sensory, motor, and reflex function (radiculopathy). Disc disorders of the upper (cervical), mid (thoracic), and lower (lumbar) spine are discussed separately.

See Cervical Disc Disorder with Myelopathy, Thoracic Disc Disorders with Myelopathy, and Lumbar Disc Disorders with Myelopathy for more information.

Incidence and Prevalence: Before age 40, approximately 25% of people show evidence of disc degeneration at one or more levels. Past age 40, more than 60% of people show evidence of disc degeneration at one or more levels on MRI (Furman).

Source: Medical Disability Advisor



Cited References

Furman, Michael B., Kirk M. Puttlitz, and Frank Falco. "Cervical Disc Disease." eMedicine. Eds. Everett C. Hills, et al. 21 Nov. 2004. Medscape. 17 Jan. 2005 <http://emedicine.com/pmr/topic25.htm>.

Source: Medical Disability Advisor






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