M53.2X

Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Spinal instabilities

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99).
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
M50-M54Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
M53Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified
M53.2Spinal instabilities
M53.2XSpinal instabilitiesNot billable
M53.2X1Spinal instabilities, occipito-atlanto-axial regionBillable
M53.2X2Spinal instabilities, cervical regionBillable
M53.2X3Spinal instabilities, cervicothoracic regionBillable
M53.2X4Spinal instabilities, thoracic regionBillable
M53.2X5Spinal instabilities, thoracolumbar regionBillable
M53.2X6Spinal instabilities, lumbar regionBillable
M53.2X7Spinal instabilities, lumbosacral regionBillable
M53.2X8Spinal instabilities, sacral and sacrococcygeal regionBillable
M53.2X9Spinal instabilities, site unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to M53.2X:

blockM50-M54
Other dorsopathies (M50-M54)
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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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