M53.8
Non-Billable
ChapterM00–M99
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Official Description
Other specified dorsopathies
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M53.80Other specified dorsopathies, site unspecifiedM53.81Other specified dorsopathies, occipito-atlanto-axial regionM53.82Other specified dorsopathies, cervical regionM53.83Other specified dorsopathies, cervicothoracic regionM53.84Other specified dorsopathies, thoracic regionM53.85Other specified dorsopathies, thoracolumbar regionM53.86Other specified dorsopathies, lumbar regionM53.87Other specified dorsopathies, lumbosacral regionM53.88Other specified dorsopathies, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
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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chapterCH13
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
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