M50-M54Not billable, use a more specific code below
Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
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Instructional notes
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- current injury - see injury of spine by body region
- discitis NOS (M46.4-)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers site and laterality, acute injury versus chronic musculoskeletal conditions, 7th characters for pathologic fractures, osteoporosis with or without current fracture, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
- Site and laterality (page 60)
- Acute traumatic versus chronic or recurrent musculoskeletal conditions (page 61)
- Coding of Pathologic Fractures (page 61)
- Osteoporosis (page 61)
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (page 62)
All codes under M50-M54
M50-M54 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- M50Cervical disc disorders
- M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
- M50.00Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, unspecified cervical region
- M50.01Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, high cervical region
- M50.02Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region
- M50.020Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
- M50.021Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with myelopathy
- M50.022Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with myelopathy
- M50.023Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with myelopathy
- M50.03Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M50.1Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
- M50.10Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, unspecified cervical region
- M50.11Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, high cervical region
- M50.12Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, mid-cervical region
- M50.120Mid-cervical disc disorder, unspecified level
- M50.121Cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level with radiculopathy
- M50.122Cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level with radiculopathy
- M50.123Cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level with radiculopathy
- M50.13Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M50.2Other cervical disc displacement
- M50.20Other cervical disc displacement, unspecified cervical region
- M50.21Other cervical disc displacement, high cervical region
- M50.22Other cervical disc displacement, mid-cervical region
- M50.220Other cervical disc displacement, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
- M50.221Other cervical disc displacement at C4-C5 level
- M50.222Other cervical disc displacement at C5-C6 level
- M50.223Other cervical disc displacement at C6-C7 level
- M50.23Other cervical disc displacement, cervicothoracic region
- M50.3Other cervical disc degeneration
- M50.30Other cervical disc degeneration, unspecified cervical region
- M50.31Other cervical disc degeneration, high cervical region
- M50.32Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region
- M50.320Other cervical disc degeneration, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
- M50.321Other cervical disc degeneration at C4-C5 level
- M50.322Other cervical disc degeneration at C5-C6 level
- M50.323Other cervical disc degeneration at C6-C7 level
- M50.33Other cervical disc degeneration, cervicothoracic region
- M50.8Other cervical disc disorders
- M50.80Other cervical disc disorders, unspecified cervical region
- M50.81Other cervical disc disorders, high cervical region
- M50.82Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region
- M50.820Other cervical disc disorders, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
- M50.821Other cervical disc disorders at C4-C5 level
- M50.822Other cervical disc disorders at C5-C6 level
- M50.823Other cervical disc disorders at C6-C7 level
- M50.83Other cervical disc disorders, cervicothoracic region
- M50.9Cervical disc disorder, unspecified
- M50.90Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, unspecified cervical region
- M50.91Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, high cervical region
- M50.92Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, mid-cervical region
- M50.920Unspecified cervical disc disorder, mid-cervical region, unspecified level
- M50.921Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C4-C5 level
- M50.922Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C5-C6 level
- M50.923Unspecified cervical disc disorder at C6-C7 level
- M50.93Cervical disc disorder, unspecified, cervicothoracic region
- M51Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
- M51.0Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
- M51.04Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracic region
- M51.05Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M51.06Intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy, lumbar region
- M51.1Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
- M51.14Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M51.15Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M51.16Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M51.17Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M51.2Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
- M51.24Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracic region
- M51.25Other intervertebral disc displacement, thoracolumbar region
- M51.26Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbar region
- M51.27Other intervertebral disc displacement, lumbosacral region
- M51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
- M51.34Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracic region
- M51.35Other intervertebral disc degeneration, thoracolumbar region
- M51.36Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region
- M51.360Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain only
- M51.361Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with lower extremity pain only
- M51.362Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
- M51.369Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbar region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
- M51.37Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region
- M51.370Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain only
- M51.371Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with lower extremity pain only
- M51.372Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region with discogenic back pain and lower extremity pain
- M51.379Other intervertebral disc degeneration, lumbosacral region without mention of lumbar back pain or lower extremity pain
- M51.4Schmorl's nodes
- M51.44Schmorl's nodes, thoracic region
- M51.45Schmorl's nodes, thoracolumbar region
- M51.46Schmorl's nodes, lumbar region
- M51.47Schmorl's nodes, lumbosacral region
- M51.8Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
- M51.84Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracic region
- M51.85Other intervertebral disc disorders, thoracolumbar region
- M51.86Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbar region
- M51.87Other intervertebral disc disorders, lumbosacral region
- M51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
- M51.AOther lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects
- M51.A0Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbar region, unspecified size
- M51.A1Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbar region
- M51.A2Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbar region
- M51.A3Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, lumbosacral region, unspecified size
- M51.A4Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, small, lumbosacral region
- M51.A5Intervertebral annulus fibrosus defect, large, lumbosacral region
- M53Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
- M53.0Cervicocranial syndrome
- M53.1Cervicobrachial syndrome
- M53.2Spinal instabilities
- M53.2XSpinal instabilities
- M53.2X1Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.2X2Spinal instabilities, cervical region
- M53.2X3Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic region
- M53.2X4Spinal instabilities, thoracic region
- M53.2X5Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar region
- M53.2X6Spinal instabilities, lumbar region
- M53.2X7Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral region
- M53.2X8Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.2X9Spinal instabilities, site unspecified
- M53.3Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
- M53.8Other specified dorsopathies
- M53.80Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecified
- M53.81Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M53.82Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region
- M53.83Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic region
- M53.84Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic region
- M53.85Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar region
- M53.86Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar region
- M53.87Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral region
- M53.88Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M53.9Dorsopathy, unspecified
- M54Dorsalgia
- M54.0Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
- M54.00Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, site unspecified
- M54.01Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M54.02Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervical region
- M54.03Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, cervicothoracic region
- M54.04Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracic region
- M54.05Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, thoracolumbar region
- M54.06Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbar region
- M54.07Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, lumbosacral region
- M54.08Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M54.09Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back, multiple sites in spine
- M54.1Radiculopathy
- M54.10Radiculopathy, site unspecified
- M54.11Radiculopathy, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M54.12Radiculopathy, cervical region
- M54.13Radiculopathy, cervicothoracic region
- M54.14Radiculopathy, thoracic region
- M54.15Radiculopathy, thoracolumbar region
- M54.16Radiculopathy, lumbar region
- M54.17Radiculopathy, lumbosacral region
- M54.18Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
- M54.2Cervicalgia
- M54.3Sciatica
- M54.30Sciatica, unspecified side
- M54.31Sciatica, right side
- M54.32Sciatica, left side
- M54.4Lumbago with sciatica
- M54.40Lumbago with sciatica, unspecified side
- M54.41Lumbago with sciatica, right side
- M54.42Lumbago with sciatica, left side
- M54.5Low back pain
- M54.50Low back pain, unspecified
- M54.51Vertebrogenic low back pain
- M54.59Other low back pain
- M54.6Pain in thoracic spine
- M54.8Other dorsalgia
- M54.81Occipital neuralgia
- M54.89Other dorsalgia
- M54.9Dorsalgia, unspecified
M50-M54 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
About the condition
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Neck Injuries and Disorders
Any part of your neck - muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, or nerves - can cause neck problems. Neck pain is very common. Pain may also come from your shoulder, jaw, head, or upper arms.
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