ICD-10-CM 2027 · M50-M54

Other dorsopathies

Part of chapter 13, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue.

About M50-M54

Block M50-M54 contains 4 categories and 133 billable codes for FY2027. No codes here changed in the FY2027 update. 0 codes are MCCs and 10 are CCs when reported as secondary diagnoses.

M50Cervical disc disorders

M50.0Cervical disc disorder with myelopathy
M50.1Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy
M50.2Other cervical disc displacement
M50.3Other cervical disc degeneration
M50.8Other cervical disc disorders
M50.9Cervical disc disorder, unspecified

M51Thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders

M51.0Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with myelopathy
M51.1Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
M51.2Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc displacement
M51.3Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration
M51.4Schmorl's nodes
M51.8Other thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders
M51.9Unspecified thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder
M51.AOther lumbar and lumbosacral annulus fibrosus disc defects

M53Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

M53.0Cervicocranial syndrome
M53.1Cervicobrachial syndrome
M53.2Spinal instabilities
M53.3Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified
M53.8Other specified dorsopathies
M53.9Dorsopathy, unspecified

M54Dorsalgia

M54.0Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and back
M54.1Radiculopathy
M54.2Cervicalgia
M54.3Sciatica
M54.4Lumbago with sciatica
M54.5Low back pain
M54.6Pain in thoracic spine
M54.8Other dorsalgia
M54.9Dorsalgia, unspecified

Block notes

Excludes1

current injury - see injury of spine by body region
discitis NOS (M46.4-)